Jeannie Messner and Emma Keller are not just sisters; they
have always been best friends. However, their personalities
are completely opposite. They were raised in the Mennonite
faith, but Jeannie is now a part of the liberal Mennonite
community, while Emma remains true to the plain lifestyle.
Their daughters are just the opposite too. Tessa is reserved
like her Aunt Emma and Sadie is a carefree spirit like her
Aunt Jeannie and likes her aunt's more open-minded views.
Both families are very close and the children spent lots of
time in each other's homes.
On the day before school starts, Jeannie takes Sadie to get
her learner's permit, against Emma's wishes and without her
knowledge, but with Sadie's father's written permission.
Jeannie is always doing impulsive things like that. Her
husband Geoff reprimands her about it; she's been hearing a
lot of that lately. Things are not exactly ideal right now
with their marriage. However, Emma and Lars, Sadie's father,
lay down some strict rules about Sadie's driving, and Sadie
agrees to them.
That agreement only lasts through the night. Sadie's
boyfriend picks her up on the first day of school and talks
Sadie into driving his car to Tessa's house to give her a
ride to school. The result is tragic. In the pouring down
rain, Sadie loses control of the car on the wet pavement and
crashes into the garage where Tessa is waiting for them.
Tessa is hurled through the air and lands unconscious when
the car comes to a stop. She is rushed to the hospital and
into surgery, but does not make it. There are too many
internal injuries.
As the family is dealing with their loss, Sadie is arrested
and taken to juvenile detention. This causes a split between
Jeannie and Emma, and Geoff puts a growing amount of blame
on Sadie. At a time when the families need each other the
most, they are pulling away from each other and placing
blame at every turn, although this is not the Mennonite way.
They each reject anyone who tries to talk to them and offer
their help. Not only is the family split, but Jeannie and
Geoff's marriage is falling apart as well. Will the actions
of a fifteen-year-old girl create divisions that cannot be
bridged back together?
Anna Schmidt takes us back to Pinecraft, Fl and her Women of
Pinecraft series with this compelling novel set in this
Mennonite community. It's a story about love of family,
dealing with death and anger and finding forgiveness. It's
about learning to seek forgiveness from others and to give
forgiveness. In Tessa's journal she questions what mercy is
and asks if that is what forgiveness is really all about.
Your heart will be blessed by A SISTER'S FORGIVENESS.
Could you forgive someone who killed your child? Jeannie must, to preserve her family. Sisters Emma and Jeannie are best friends, and so are their teenage daughters Sadie and Tessa. But when a tragic accident results in Tess’s death— and Sadie is responsible—both families are devastated. Each sister must find a way from heartbreak and anguish to solace and forgiveness—but is there anything to be salvaged from a world that lies in ruins?
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