The next in a series of Amish-set novels in which a woman’s close- knit community helps her through challenging times.

It has been almost a year since the Amish community of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to tragedy. Now his wife Rachel struggles to raise their three children and run their farm.

Rachel’s friends and family have come forward to help. But all of their constant advice, however well intentioned, puts undue pressure on Rachel. And when Gideon Zook, Ezra’s best friend, asks her permission to build the greenhouse Ezra had always promised her, she finds his presence too painful a reminder of losing her husband.

As spring turns to summer, and Rachel puts her heart into growing the plants that have always brought her joy, can she discover the courage to embrace new beginnings?

Library Journal

Following the death of her husband, Ezra, Rachel Brand raises her three young children in a close-knit Amish community. Ezra’s best friend, Gideon, helps Rachel complete a garden that Ezra had planned to create. However, others begin to pressure Rachel to sell the land, and as she and Gideon begin to fall in love, they also wonder if something more sinister was at play in her husband’s death. VERDICT This second novel in the series (after Leah’s Choice) is more suspenseful than most Amish fiction, which tends to deal more with the individual’s choice to remain within the community based on faith. While somewhat edgier, this is sure to appeal to fans of Beverly Lewis.

Publish Date : 2010-03-02T00:00:01Z