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A review by kerrycat
An Amish Heirloom: A Legacy of Love, the Cedar Chest, the Treasured Book, the Midwife's Dream by Kathleen Fuller, Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston
4.0
(reviewed on Romantic Times Book Reviews, 4 stars: https://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/amish-heirloom)
These four offerings from well-established, reliable storytellers are engaging, entertaining and thought provoking. Difficult life decisions (from choosing the right marriage partner to discovering the right faith path to follow) are explored, mysteries are solved and shared and romance abounds. As always, Clipston, Wiseman, Fuller and Irvin bring the Amish, with all of their fears, heartaches and enduring faith, to life. Irvin’s story, “The Midwife’s Dream,” is especially touching, as Iris waits for her dreams to come true, knowing that the Lord has His own plan for her as she is given responsibility for an unwanted baby while she longs for children of her own.
In “A Legacy of Love” by Amy Clipston, Susie has plans to marry her dependable fiancé, but spending time with her former boyfriend, Leon, proves that her heart lies with him instead. Leon wouldn’t commit in the past, but he knows now that letting Susie go was the biggest mistake of his life. Can the two find their way back to each other, even as she begins to sew dresses for her wedding to another man?
Emma has left “The Cedar Chest” alone, locked away for years, but finds a way to connect to her emotionally distant daughter through the letters between her great-grandparents that they find in the chest and read together. They discover details about the long-ago relationship that they never could have imagined in Beth Wiseman’s offering.
Cevilla is back to matchmaking again in “The Treasured Book” by Kathleen Fuller when she invites Ivy to come to Birch Creek and help her after she sprains her ankle. Shane is visiting his friend, his thoughts devoted to serious consideration of joining the Amish faith, but Ivy remembers his beautiful and worldly girlfriend. She is sure that her crush on him is unrequited. Will Cevilla’s efforts bring them together or drive them apart?
In Kelly Irvin’s “The Midwife’s Dream,” Iris is the trusted midwife in her community, but as she watches her friends marry and have children, she wonders if she will ever have a family of her own. When a young girl needs her help, she not only delivers the baby but cares for her when the girl and her boyfriend run off. Becoming attached to the baby is unavoidable, just like her growing relationship with her friend’s brother Mahon. Unfortunately Iris knows she will have to give the baby up, but will the future promise a baby of her own heal her heart?
These four offerings from well-established, reliable storytellers are engaging, entertaining and thought provoking. Difficult life decisions (from choosing the right marriage partner to discovering the right faith path to follow) are explored, mysteries are solved and shared and romance abounds. As always, Clipston, Wiseman, Fuller and Irvin bring the Amish, with all of their fears, heartaches and enduring faith, to life. Irvin’s story, “The Midwife’s Dream,” is especially touching, as Iris waits for her dreams to come true, knowing that the Lord has His own plan for her as she is given responsibility for an unwanted baby while she longs for children of her own.
In “A Legacy of Love” by Amy Clipston, Susie has plans to marry her dependable fiancé, but spending time with her former boyfriend, Leon, proves that her heart lies with him instead. Leon wouldn’t commit in the past, but he knows now that letting Susie go was the biggest mistake of his life. Can the two find their way back to each other, even as she begins to sew dresses for her wedding to another man?
Emma has left “The Cedar Chest” alone, locked away for years, but finds a way to connect to her emotionally distant daughter through the letters between her great-grandparents that they find in the chest and read together. They discover details about the long-ago relationship that they never could have imagined in Beth Wiseman’s offering.
Cevilla is back to matchmaking again in “The Treasured Book” by Kathleen Fuller when she invites Ivy to come to Birch Creek and help her after she sprains her ankle. Shane is visiting his friend, his thoughts devoted to serious consideration of joining the Amish faith, but Ivy remembers his beautiful and worldly girlfriend. She is sure that her crush on him is unrequited. Will Cevilla’s efforts bring them together or drive them apart?
In Kelly Irvin’s “The Midwife’s Dream,” Iris is the trusted midwife in her community, but as she watches her friends marry and have children, she wonders if she will ever have a family of her own. When a young girl needs her help, she not only delivers the baby but cares for her when the girl and her boyfriend run off. Becoming attached to the baby is unavoidable, just like her growing relationship with her friend’s brother Mahon. Unfortunately Iris knows she will have to give the baby up, but will the future promise a baby of her own heal her heart?