Harlequin Love Inspired
Featuring: Rebecca Miller; Samuel Bowman
221 pages ISBN: 0373879679 EAN: 9780373879670 Kindle: B00SFQTMTQ Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Traditional Amish families tend to have more children than
in city communities. With five strong sons in his father's
family, woodworker Samuel Bowman has to use all his skills
to supplement the farm income and provide not just money
but useful occupation for the lads. Trouble has already
been caused by idle hands. In AN AMISH
HARVEST, Samuel regrets leaving routine work to his
brothers and counts on buying a new generator - sometime.
Rebecca Miller hears that an accident overtook hardworking
Samuel and may have robbed him of his sight. The family
asks this young widow if she will help them by caring for
the injured man during the harvest. This would be a
Christian act, thinks Rebecca, and it would stop her mother
from setting up meetings with men looking to wed. Samuel is
devastated by his injuries and doesn't even want to get out
of bed. Rebecca's not having that; she has nursed people
through pneumonia and worse. Samuel resents her
interference in his life; it's not as though they know each
other well, but Rebecca is determined to show the strong
man that he is far from helpless.
I find Rebecca is a wonderfully practical woman. When her
patient is awkward she goes right along doing what she
knows is best. She makes lavender scented soaps and cooks
nutritious, tasty foods. Samuel is fearful that he will
never work again, with eyes and hands damaged, and he
wonders if the Lord has stopped watching over him. The
contrasting attitudes make for an entertaining and
informative story. Not only in nursing are women useful; a
new plan is to train Amish women to work at a school for
children with special needs. Anyone caring for a patient
with mobility or vision issues will learn some helpful tips
from this detailed story. Even just a positive attitude and
reminder to keep striving for improvement can be refreshing
in an ongoing situation. Isolation can also be detrimental
to recovery, but among the Amish we see that the community
is involved in everything.
This inspirational romance is a good fit with Patricia
Davids' earlier books such as THE AMISH NANNY and THE
SHEPHERD'S BRIDE. Understanding people is at the fore.
Reading AN AMISH HARVEST is a wonderful way to take time
out of a busy life and remember to be grateful for what we
have and whom we love.
When Amish carpenter Samuel Bowman is injured in an accident, he fears he'll never see again. He's always provided for his family—and now that it's harvest season, the Bowmans are needed in the fields, not at his bedside. So when a young Amish widow becomes his nurse, Samuel expects Rebecca Miller to make his life easier. But his caregiver is bossy, outspoken and challenges him to move on with his life. Though Samuel's sight is in question, he can plainly see the woman he's come to care for won't let herself love again. Now it's Samuel's turn to heal her heart.
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