Beside Still Waters
BY: Tricia Goyer
PUBLISHED BY: B&H Publishing Group
PUBLISHED IN: 2011
ISBN: 978-14336-6868-5
Pages: 258
Reviewed by Billy Burgess
A horrible accident occurred the night Marianna Sommer was born. Eighteen years later, her parents are still grieving over that night. Marianna is looking forward to being baptized into the Amish church. She hopes to marry Aaron Zook, who promised her they will date the following year.
Her older brother, Levi, refuses to join the church, and he decides to leave the Amish community. Their parents decide that it would be best off if they move away from Indiana. Marianna doesn’t want to leave her friends, her future beau and her brother. Her mother is expecting another child and Marianna has no other choice, but to travel with her family to Montana.
With letters, she keeps in touch with her friends and Levi. She soon learns that the move will bring her closer to God.
I have read dozens of books about the Amish, but Marianna Sommer is probably my favorite character. She is a sweet, innocent girl who wants to honor her family, but she is a constant reminder to her parents of that horrible night she was born. My first thought was Levi was your typical Amish fiction character who loses his faith and leaves the community, but there is more depth to him. Throughout the story are neat journal entries and letters written by Marianna that help the book standout from other Amish fiction out there today. Overall, I enjoyed reading Beside Still Waters, and look forward to reading more from Tricia Goyer.
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