His family in Kansas just doesn't understand what Chris
Matlock is going through. The post-traumatic stress of being
injured in Afghanistan and spending many months in the
veterans' hospital is causing him extreme anxiety and odd
flashback sensations that just won't go away. He comes to
rural Paradise, PA (Amish country) to visit Jenny Bontrager.
He met her at the veterans' hospital and she seems to have
worked through her painful experience. He could see it in
her eyes. Perhaps she can help him.
Hannah, Jenny's sister-in-law, discovers Chris asleep in
their hay loft in the barn. When he arrived at the farm, no
one was around, so he fell asleep there while waiting. He
scares Hannah so badly that she begins to fall off the
ladder, but he catches her and pulls her up by her arms.
That's when her brother, Matthew, Jenny's husband, walks in.
Matthew is very unsure about this young man and the
compromising position in which he finds Chris and Hannah.
Jenny welcomes Chris into their home and invites him to stay
for a while. She is leaving the next morning for New York on
business, but leaves him in Hannah's hands to see the
countryside and learn something about Amish culture. There
is a strong attraction between Chris and Hannah, but it is
not necessarily a romantic one. They seem to mix like oil
and water. For an Amish lady, Hannah is very outspoken and
extremely inquisitive. Chris is harboring secrets and
memories he does not want to reveal.
When things start to go wrong, Chris begins to think that
his past and his troubles have followed him to these
innocent people. Not wanting to harm them anymore, he packs
up and leaves.
This heartwarming story of seeking a true peace, restoring
order to a shattered life, and finding a real relationship
with God is a genuine inspiration. A TIME TO HEAL is the
second book in Barbara Cameron's Quilts of Lancaster County
series about the Bontrager family. It is sure to touch your
heart and lift your spirits as you travel to a place where
family and values are the most important things in life.
Don't miss this one!
Christopher Marshall is a weary and wounded ex-soldier who
just wants some peace in his life, but then he meets
Hannah Bontrager, a gentle, pacifist Amish woman who
turns his world upside down. Born and raised on a Kansas
farm, Christopher finally finds peace in this simple
community helping with the crops. He expects resistance
from the Amish but is appalled when he and Hannah
experience threats. When he discovers who his enemy is, he
realizes he must stay and reveal a secret that could take
away everything.
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