The Shunning
The Heritage Of Lancaster County Series, Book 1

This story will break your heart, about a young amish girl who learns she is adopted. She realises after 22 years she is English and not truly Amish, and wonders who she really is? She goes in search of herself and the Amish community feels that she is sinning, and demands that she go on bended knee and confess her sins and repent. She refuses to do this, and is shunned by family and friends alike. The book goes much deeper and it is truly a wonderful book to either read or listen to. I highly recommend it for all ages.

In Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania Katie Lapp is a 22 year old amish woman who is unmarried and feels like she does not belong in her community since the death of her first love Daniel. Katie is strong willed and reluctantly agrees to marry the widowed bishop of their community who has young children a......more

You immeadeatly fall in love with Katie. She is sweet and wants to be a good Amish woman, but she feels like she has never quite fit in. I wish she had made different choices, but its overall an easy read, and at times you wish you could reach in and hug the characters.......more

Beverly Lewis is a long time novelist of Amish fiction. Since visiting Holmes County, Ohio, (The second largest Amish Community in the country, I think.) I have developed quite an affection for the Amish people. I have read everything that I can get my hands on regarding the subject, including this......more

when he has blueberry eyes and fakes his own death in atlantic city 😍......more

I am an history buff, so always interested in special communities, and the Amish. So as an anthropological trip in Amish county, the book was fulfilling. The whole confession-shunning process is followed in this very severe Amish community. But as a novel, about authority and belonging, the character......more