Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Review - Plain Peace by Beth Wiseman

Plain Peace
A Daughters of the Promise Novel
By Beth Wiseman
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date: November 12, 2013
ISBN: 978-1401685942
Pages: 320

Review:

Anytime I see an Amish book, I have to read it and that is exactly what happened when I saw Plain Peace by Beth Wiseman was available to review through Book Sneeze. Though this is the sixth book in the series and I've only read one or two books, I still wanted to read it.

Normally young Amish woman have a say in who her future husband will be, but that is not the case for Anna Byler, whose grandfather happens to the bishop and he is an old-school Ordnung, enforcing strict rules on the Amish community. All the marriage-age young men never approach or take interest in Anna, as they are all afraid of what her grandfather might do to them. That is until Jacob Hostetler moves to Paradise and takes an immediate interest in Anna.

She loves her grandparents and wants to respect their rules, but the strict legalism her grandfather has created is practically dividing the community. One woman has already been shunned because of adultery.

Despite disapproval from her grandparents, Anna pursues a relationship with Jacob. She must decide what is more important - marrying Jacob or staying loyal to her grandparents.

Plain Peace is an emotional novel about an Amish community struggling to adapt to changing times and how one strict bishop has almost destroyed the lives of several families. The plot is completely different than the other books the author has written and ignores a few of the clichés found in recent Amish fiction. Overall, I enjoyed reading Plain Peace and I may have to look at my local library for the other books in the series, though I do think I own the first the one.


*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review and for the giveaway. All opinions are my own.

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