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Beverly Lewis

    17 april 1949
    The Forbidden
    The Orchard
    The Longing
    The Heirloom
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    Bekentenis
    • Bekentenis

      • 276bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      Katie Lapp is door de Amish-gemeenschap van Hickory Hollow in de ban gedaan. Ze mag geen contact meer hebben met haar familie en vrienden. Wanneer ze bovendien ontdekt dat ze geadopteerd is, verlaat ze Hichory Hollow met pijn in haar hart.Een vreemd, nieuw leven ligt voor haar. Andere kleding, een ander kapsel - en een andere naam: Katherine Mayfield, de naam die haar echte moeder Laura haar bij haar geboorte gegeven heeft. Maar waar is Laura? Katherine weet maar heel weinig van haar moeder: haar naam, de staat waarin ze woont, en het feit dat ze stervende is...Katherines speurtocht voert haar naar een groot landgoed in de staat New Yor. Daar komt ze terecht in een verwarrende wereld van hebzucht, samenzwering en verraad. Hoe kan Katherine bewijzen dat zij Laurgs dochter is?

      Bekentenis
      3,9
    • The Heirloom

      • 480bladzijden
      • 17 uur lezen

      Clara Bender believes a visit to Hickory Hollow may help her find direction after her father remarries. While restoring an heirloom quilt with her great- aunt Ella Mae Zook, the two form a warm bond. When Clara's life is again upended by an unexpected incident and a young Amish man, will she find where her heart belongs?

      The Heirloom
      4,5
    • Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau. Now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb yearns for freedom, as his plans to leave Honeybrook have been thwarted. He must stay on as caretaker for his father, who was crippled in a wintertime accident. He also longs for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order...and to him. Christian Yoder, a young Mennonite man, longs to get to know Nellie Mae better...and to share with her the secrets of her sister Suzy's final days. Rhoda, Nellie's older sister, longs for more of what the world has to offer--from fancy clothes, to her own car, to a new English boyfriend. Meanwhile, father Rueben Fisher longs for unity--among his family and all the brethren. Whose longing will be satisfied, and whose will not?

      The Longing
      4,3
    • For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. But when Evan is drafted for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status. Can Ellie, with the support of a new beau, find the courage to face a future unlike the one she imagined?

      The Orchard
      4,2
    • The Forbidden

      • 352bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      New York Times bestselling author's continuing tale of a courting couple and the separation of families during an Amish split in Lancaster County.

      The Forbidden
      4,2
    • The Reckoning

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Unknown to Katie, her long-lost love seeks her even as she has another interest. Yet she yearns for peace, which requires facing her plain heritage. Heritage of Lancaster County book 3.

      The Reckoning
      4,2
    • "Join Merry Hanson as the very modern fifteen year old faces the true-to-life struggles and triumphs of growing up in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country."--Page 4 of cover

      Summerhill Secrets. Volume 1
      4,2
    • The Mercy

      • 419bladzijden
      • 15 uur lezen

      Rose Kauffman copes with her feelings for Nick Franco, the bishop's foster son, who left the Amish community under suspicious circumstances, while Rose's sister, Hen, tries to mend her marriage to her estranged "English" husband.

      The Mercy
      3,9
    • The Stone Wall

      • 352bladzijden
      • 13 uur lezen

      Eager to begin a new chapter as a Lancaster County tour guide, Anna searches for the answers of her grandmother's past and an old stone wall--both a mystery due to the elderly woman's Alzheimer's. And when Anna grows close with a Mennonite man and an Amish widower, she's faced with a difficult choice. Will she find love and the truth, or only heartbreak?

      The Stone Wall
      4,1