A Gift of Grace, Amy Clipston
A Gift of Grace, Amy Clipston
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A Gift of Grace
A Novel

Author: Amy Clipston

Narrator: Devon O'Day

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/21/2009


Synopsis

Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. Rebecca Kauffman’s tranquil Old Order Amish life is transformed when she suddenly has custody of her two teenage nieces after her "English" sister and brother-in-law are killed in an automobile accident. Instant motherhood, after years of unsuccessful attempts to conceive a child of her own, is both a joy and a heartache. Rebecca struggles to give the teenage girls the guidance they need as well as fulfill her duties to Daniel as an Amish wife.Rebellious Jessica is resistant to Amish ways and constantly in trouble with the community. Younger sister Lindsay is caught in the middle, and the strain between Rebecca and Daniel mounts as Jessica’s rebellion escalates. Instead of the beautiful family life she dreamed of creating for her nieces, Rebecca feels as if her world is being torn apart by two different cultures, leaving her to question her place in the Amish community, her marriage, and her faith in God.

About Amy Clipston

Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She's sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; X: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston


Reviews

Goodreads review by Malia

This was an easy,short read. I enjoyed reading about the Amish community. It was very interesting. I liked Rebecca. She was kind,patient,and loving. I thought Daniel was just okay. He made me crazy sometimes. I liked Lindsay,but Jessica was so annoying! I can’t believe that ending. I have mixed feel......more

FULL DISCLOSURE: Amish romance is generally not my thing. I'm reading this for work. What I like about Amish romance usually is learning about the culture. I also truly did enjoy the plot of this novel. Becoming the guardian of two teenage nieces whom you've never met must be difficult under the bes......more

Goodreads review by Mayda

Rebecca and her sister were both raised Amish, but her sister left to be English. When she died with her husband in a car accident, she named Rebecca guardian of her two teenaged daughters. This story is about the struggles Rebecca and her family go through, as the girls try to adapt to the Amish li......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Wonderful book. It left me happy, sad and yelling. Things happen that I never expected. Great book to read.......more