| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 332 pages). |
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text file rda |
| Series |
Keepers of the promise ; book three |
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Perry, Marta.
Keepers of the promise ; bk. 3.
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| Summary |
"A young Amish woman must choose between the home she loves and the new horizons she craves just as her grandmother did years ago. Central Pennsylvania, current day. Restless and adventurous, Amish Barbie Lapp has been stepping out among the English. Minister Benuel Kauffman doesn't approve of her choices, but he can't deny the positive influence Barbie has on his wayward teenage sister. As Barbie is drawn to the kindness beneath Benuel's gruff exterior, the mementos she finds in a dower chest given to her by her grandmother Elizabeth provide the insight she needs to decide whether to fully embrace the Amish way of life or leave it behind for forever. Lancaster County, 1960. As working farms for the Amish become more scarce, Elizabeth Lapp's husband, Reuben, tries to persuade her that they would be better off moving north. But the prospect of leaving her close-knit community of family and friends frightens Elizabeth. Can she muster enough love and faith to leap into a new life? Two women from one family, separated by decades, both find that the ultimate adventure takes place in the heart"-- Provided by publisher. |
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As restless Barbie Lapp struggles with the difficult choice of whether to embrace or leave behind the Amish way of life, mementos left by her grandmother that share that woman's story help Barbie make sense of the choice in front of her. |
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"A young Amish woman must choose between the home she loves and the new horizons she craves just as her grandmother did years ago. Central Pennsylvania, current day. Restless and adventurous, Amish Barbie Lapp has been stepping out among the Englisch. Minister Benuel Kauffman doesn't approve of her choices, but he can't deny the positive influence Barbie has on his wayward teenage sister. As Barbie is drawn to the kindness beneath Benuel's gruff exterior, the mementos she finds in a dower chest given to her by her grandmother Elizabeth provide the insight she needs to decide whether to fully embrace the Amish way of life or leave it behind for forever. Lancaster County, 1960. As working farms for the Amish become more scarce, Elizabeth Lapp's husband, Reuben, tries to persuade her that they would be better off moving north. But the prospect of leaving her close-knit community of family and friends frightens Elizabeth. Can she muster enough love and faith to leap into a new life? Two women from one family, separated by decades, both find that the ultimate adventure takes place in the heart"-- Provided by publisher. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Amish -- Fiction.
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Amish. |
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Amish Country (Pa.) -- Fiction.
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Pennsylvania -- Amish Country. |
| Genre |
Christian fiction.
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Love stories.
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Electronic books. |
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Perry, Marta. Rebel New York : Berkley Books, 2016 9780425271438 (DLC) 2015040218 (OCoLC)913924201 |
| ISBN |
9780698139343 : $45.00 |
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0698139348 : $45.00 |
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