Young Annie returns from her rumschpringe, a time when some Amish teenagers sample the non-Amish world, to discover her father bedridden after an accident. Annie, rather than indulge in Englisch delights during her absence from her family, trained in nursing and so undertakes her father’s care. This puts her in direct contact with Samuel, the Amish Doctor who cares for her community. Sparks of hostility and then attraction fly between Annie and Samuel but an age gap and unresolved grief separate them. Perhaps carefree David, who is more Annie’s age, would suit her better.
Vanetta Chapman does a fine job of representing the Amish with respect in A Simple Amish Christmas, her debut novel. The storyline is as simple and straightforward as the book’s title, which makes it perfect reading material for the Christmas season. Despite brief author intrusions to explain various aspects of Amish life, the story flows. The characterizations, while not deep, engaged me. The author did a fine job of presenting an inspirational message while letting the story take first place. You won’t find pat answers or preachiness in this book, a fact that lets it cross over to general readers.
I recommend A Simple Amish Christmas to women who enjoy Amish romances and to those who welcome light but meaningful Christmas novels.
© 2010 Janalyn Voigt, author of novel books
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*My thanks to the author for providing a complimentary copy of this title for purposes of review.
**Janalyn Voigt is an Amazon Associate and benefits when books and products are purchased at Amazon through links from Book Readers Central.
What a great time to have this giveaway! I would to read this book during the holidays.
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