The Bishop's Daughter

Name: The Bishop's Daughter
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia Johns
ISBN: 9781980056201

Author: Patricia Johns

Narrator: Stina Nielsen

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/12/2019

Categories: Fiction, Amish

Synopsis

In this poignant, beautifully written novel, a faithful young Amish widow is reunited with her wayward first love . . . As a bishop's daughter and good Amish mother, widowed Sadie Hochstetler teaches her young son that God blesses those who try their best to please Him. But her brief marriage taught her that life is infinitely more complicated than that. Older, and serious, her late husband seemed a sensible choice-especially compared to Elijah Fisher, the spirited boy with whom she butted heads and hearts. Then Elijah abruptly left for the Englisher world, taking Sadie's beloved brother along with him-a double betrayal she still strives to forgive. Especially now that Elijah has returned . . . Elijah plans to stay in the Amish community only as long as he's needed, helping his family and working for Sadie's ailing father. The outside world has changed him, leading him to question rules and restrictions that others take on faith. Once, he'd been head over heels in love with the bishop's daughter-a girl he was judged unworthy of courting. Nine years have changed so much between them. Yet something remains-a spark that, for all their differences, might light the way home again . . .

About Patricia Johns

Patricia Johns writes from Alberta, Canada where she lives with her husband and son. She has her Honors BA in English Literature and has written in other genres under different names before coming to Harlequin. She loves prairie skies and time with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin Loves on May 16, 2019

In this wonderful and incredibly sensitive story, Sadie Hochstetler is a widow. Sadie is also the daughter of the Bishop so much is required of her. As the mother of a young son, she works hard at teaching him to do his very best to please God. Sadie recognizes that in so doing, she may never find t......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on May 27, 2019

I really enjoyed reading, The Bishops Daughter. The Amish are very strict people, the have no choice but to participate in the Englisher world but yet they hold themselves apart from it lest they become tempted by our worldliness. This story shows how the Amish and the Englishers expect a Bishops fam......more

Goodreads review by Kelsie on May 10, 2019

The Bishop’s Daughter by Patricia Johns is moving Amish fiction. I’m a huge fan of this genre and was immensely pleased with this story. While there are religious themes in this novel, that’s not really what it’s about. This is a story about love and second chances and not just in the romantic aspec......more

Goodreads review by Kav on May 28, 2019

I had the privilege of reading my first Paticia Johns novel last week (a Love Inspired) and was really impressed by her storytelling style so when this book showed up at my public library I snatched it up and then settled down to devour it in one sitting -- it's that good. This second chance love sto......more

Goodreads review by Maureen on April 04, 2019

The author has placed this story in an Amish community in Indiana, and we are dealing with a few members who have jumped the fence, or gone into the world. We are also with a young woman who has returned to her family after her husband has passed away, she had married a much older man. When one of the......more