The Heirloom by Beverly Lewis

 

The Heirloom by Beverly Lewis

 

Summary:

This heartwarming prequel to The Shunning is a tender story of love, belonging, and the courage to move forward.

After her widowed father remarries, nineteen-year-old Clara Bender is no longer needed to help run his household. Marriage seems like her best hope of moving out, but there are few young men in her tiny Indiana Amish community. When she comes across letters from her mother's aunt Ella Mae Zook, she sets off to visit Lancaster County's Hickory Hollow to decide where her future lies.

Ella Mae is not quite ready to move from the farmhouse where she and her recently deceased husband spent over fifty happy years, but her children are eager to resettle her, making Clara's visit seem like an answer to prayer. The two women form a warm bond while restoring an heirloom wedding quilt and sharing their lives, with Ella Mae confiding about a tragedy from her courting years. Eventually, Ella Mae suggests Clara stay for the summer, allowing Ella Mae more time with her and giving Clara an opportunity to meet the area's eligible young men. But when the unexpected happens, will Clara find where her heart truly belongs?

 

Review: 5-Star

First, I want to say I didn’t not read the summary before requesting to review this book.  Miss Beverly is one of those Authors I’ve never seen a bad book come from so I requested it solely off her name. This book is one of those books you start reading and can’t put down until you finish it. And I mean once I started it, I couldn’t put it down and read it from front cover to the end all in one sitting and yes, the sun was raising when I was just finishing up the book and went and got a few hours of sleep.  As always with Miss Beverrly’s books the story line grabs you and you are sucked into the Amish world.  The Characters feel so real they could be your next-door neighbor, or the person who lives down the street. The flow of the story line is flawless. The way you can feel each emotion and picture the scenes in your head makes it like watching a movie or tv show.  As I said before I didn’t read the summary so I didn’t know this was a prequal, but part way through the book you can tell that it is and it just warms your heart even more. 

Thank you, Miss Beverly, for always taking us a on journey worth our time and money.

I received this book for free for my Honest Review from NetGalley