A Faithful Gathering

5 Stars ***** 5/5 Leslie is restoring my delight in Amish fiction. I'll be honest with readers; I love Amish fiction and have been an avid reader for many years, but I was getting tired of the predictable plots. This book and series does not follow a predictable pattern and I like that. Thank you, Le......more

I think dual timeline stories would be very difficult as an author to write. They not only have to get the reader interested in one story but two, then keep that interest throughout both stories and ultimately tie the two stories together in a believable way. But that's exactly what Leslie Gould has......more

This is the third book in this series that I have enjoyed, again we back at the farm and with the Bachmann family. This is mainly Liesel’s story, but really the sister’s and maybe Aunt Suz, as she tells some of the family history. Wow, we are in the present and so involved with what is going on, and......more

Gould approaches the Amish a different way in this series of books. I like it that she wrote this series from each sister's view point. ( Of course A Faithful Gathering is the best! ) The dual timeline is awesome as well!! Auntie Suz is a wonderful storyteller!! In a way, she reminds me of my grandfa......more

This was a story close to my heart in several ways. The nursing aspect (my son is an RN), WWII (my father-in-law served in the military during that time), the cancer diagnosis (I was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago), the end of life Hospice care (I went through that with my mother) and the dif......more