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Item description for Plain Paradise (Daughters Of Promise) by Beth Wiseman...
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Longing to reconnect with her daughter, Josephine Droberger travels to Paradise, but what she finds is more than she bargained for, as her world collides with the Amish of Lancaster County.
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Linda's Amish life seemed like paradise. Until she found out her family had been hiding a secret since the day of her birth. Josie was just a frightened teenager when she left her baby in the care of an Old Order Amish couple in Lancaster County. Since then, seventeen years have passed and while much has changed, one thing hasn't. Josie still longs to reconnect with her daughter Linda. But Linda is unaware of Josie--and living an idyllic life within the Amish community. The bishop's grandson, Stephen, is courting her and she hopes that he will propose soon. When her birth mother comes to Paradise, Linda finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Josie's world. Meanwhile, her adoptive parents--and her Amish beau--are trying to understand how this interruption in Linda's life could possibly be God's will. As new relationships begin and old ones are tested, no one's life will remain the same. In the process of losing and letting go--Linda realizes whose daugther she really is. And as only God can do, something more powerful and far more beautiful is forged within the Daugthers of the Promise community...hope. |
Item Specifications...
Studio: Thomas Nelson
Pages 313
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5.25" Height: 8"
Weight: 0.6 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Mar 1, 2010
Publisher Nelson Word / Nelson Books
Series Daughters of the Promise
ISBN 1595548238
ISBN13 9781595548238
UPC 020049136386
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Reviews - What do customers think about Plain Paradise (Daughters Of Promise)?
 | Perfect for young readers Jun 9, 2010 |
I had a young friend read Plain Paradise by Beth Wiseman for this book review. As you can see from her comments below this book is aimed at young adults and the story mainly focuses on the mother/daughter relationships that are formed in the teen years. One of the reasons I personally thought this book would be interesting to me was the topic of adoption. The teenage girl, Linda, was adopted and not told until her biological mother wanted to meet her. This was a secret that was not shared with her as a child and came as a shock as her adoptive parents were forced to tell her of how she became a part of their family and community.
Beth Wiseman is the best-selling author of the Daughters of the Promise series -- Plain Perfect, Plain Pursuit, and Plain Promise. She is contracted with Thomas Nelson Publishing for ten Amish novels and three novellas - releasing into 2013.
As she puts it, her writing has been "all over the place." As a former newspaper reporter, she was honored by her peers with eleven journalism awards, including first place news writing for The Texas Press Association.
She has been a humor columnist for The 1960 Sun in Houston and published articles in various publications. Those articles included a wide array of topics - an article on premature birth, an article about performance boating, and an article about her mother--a whitewater canoeing enthusiast who still paddles the rivers at the age of 75. However, writing novels is where her heart is. She left her job as a journalist in 2008 to write novels fulltime.
"Writing about the Amish lifestyle within fictional love stories has been a wonderful experience," Beth says. "The Amish and Mennonite contacts I have established in Lancaster County help me to keep the books authentic. These very private people might dress differently, avoid the use of electricity and modern conveniences, but they are just like everyone else. They love, hurt, have daily challenges and struggles, and strive to be the best they can be. An often misunderstood sect of people, it has been a privilege to learn about their ways."
For this review, Karrah Duncan writes "Plain Paradise was a very interesting book. It was very good and I enjoyed reading it a lot. It had everything in it from young romance to death. I would recommend young readers to read Plain Paradise even if they were not interested in Amish life. Although the setting takes place in Lancaster County and the main characters are Amish, the story mostly focuses on the bond between a mother and her daughter, Linda. Linda doesn't know that she is adopted and this story shares what happens when she finds out 17 years later when her birth mother contacts her unexpectedly. Anyone who likes romances with a twist will enjoy Plain Paradise."
Karrah Duncan is fifteen, a sophomore in high school and an avid reader of all types of books. | | |  | A nice addition to the Daughters of Promise series Jun 9, 2010 |
Plain Paradise is a good addition to the Daughters of Promise series.
A young Amish girl learns at age seventeen that she was adopted. The next day she meets her "fancy" mother. Though she is unaware of it, her birth mother is dying as well as a dear friend in the community.
Linda's story is inter-connected with the story of others through the community in which she lives.
The question is, how will Linda react to her "fancy" mother? Will she leave the faith? Will she remain Amish? Will she continue to love the bishop's grandson who deeply cares for her?
Linda, her parents, her beau, and her birth mother all struggle through this in their own way.
Beth Wiseman has done an excellent job presenting to us a love story as well as a clean book for people to enjoy. | | | | Nice Light Read Jun 6, 2010 |
| Another page turner from Beth Wiseman! She keeps the plot going and creates interesting characters. I like that there are recipes in the back as well as a PA Dutch glossary in the beginning. | | | | The Line Between English and Amish May 29, 2010 |
Rumspringa is not exactly an easy time on anyone. There's the worrying parents will overcome waiting for their child to come home, there's the inevitable pull by a potential suitor, and then there are family secrets.
Linda's family secret comes knocking one day at her family house. Her biological mother has returned. While Josie does not want to reclaim Linda, she wants a relationship with her daughter and Linda is inclined to want it as well not just to be a good neighbor but to try many of the curious luxuries of the English world.
I think at the heart of this story by Beth Wiseman there is a very inherent lesson about forgiveness and personal growth. What irritated me the most was the insistence of most of the characters that Linda's life would be incomplete without Stephen. Stephen's own childish impatience while waiting for his girlfriend seemed to not at all be supportive or even invested in the interest of `God's Will'. However, Beth Wiseman made up for it with Linda's interaction with her Church Elders.
I do very much appreciate the contrast through Linda's eyes of the world she could have been a part of in another life. Linda appreciates the opportunity but does not lose her faith, which is questioned by everyone else in her life. | | | | Amish love story May 22, 2010 |
| This is one of a great series and I enjoyed it a lot. She brings Amish Life to life. The characters are real and you feel like you know them. | | | Write your own review about Plain Paradise (Daughters Of Promise)
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