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Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis

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Beverly Lewis | Exclusive Excerpt: THE ORCHARD
September 9, 2022
Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps; Perennial pleasures plants, and wholesome harvest reaps. —Amos Bronson Alcott, &ldquo  Read More...

Beverly Marie Jones (Lewis) was born in the heart of Amish country—Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Not until her own children were well into middle school did Bev seek to publish her work, first in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Dolphin Log, and Guideposts for Kids. Her first book followed in 1993—MOUNTAIN BIKES AND GARBANZO BEANS—presently retitled BIG BAD BEANS (book #22 in the popular Cul-de-Sac Kids series of chapter books—see list of Bev's children's books). Beverly's first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author's maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly's work to be "a primer on Lancaster County folklore" and offers "an insider's view of Amish life." Asked if she is surprised by the popularity of her work, Lewis says, "The sales response for my work is astonishing, but even more heartwarming are thousands of letters a year pouring in from readers." Fans describe how her books have "touched a nerve, creating a curiosity about the Old Ways of the Amish... a yearning for a simpler life and return to traditional values in the mainstream society, where an impersonal, high-tech lifestyle reigns paramount," she explains. Bev still takes time out of her busy schedule to answer her readers' letters. Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Bev's tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, "Beverly's books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don't run across writing like that every day. I hope she'll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time." A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their family. They are also avid musicians and fiction "book worms."

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Series

Books:

The Heirloom, September 2023
Paperback
The Orchard, September 2022
Paperback / e-Book
The Beginning, September 2021
Paperback / e-Book
The Stone Wall, September 2020
Paperback / e-Book
The Timepiece, September 2019
Paperback / e-Book
The Tinderbox, April 2019
Paperback / e-Book
The First Love, September 2018
Paperback / e-Book
The Road Home, April 2018
Paperback / e-Book
The Proving, September 2017
Paperback / e-Book
The Ebb Tide, April 2017
Hardcover
The Photograph, September 2015
Hardcover / e-Book
The Love Letters, April 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The River, September 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Child Of Mine, June 2014
Paperback / e-Book
The Last Bride, April 2014
Paperback / e-Book
The Secret Keeper, September 2013
Paperback / e-Book
The Guardian, April 2013
Paperback / e-Book
The Mercy, September 2011
Rose Trilogy #3
Paperback / e-Book
The Judgment, April 2011
Rose Trilogy #2
Trade Size
The Thorn, September 2010
Rose Trilogy #1
Paperback
The Secret, April 2009
Seasons of Grace
Paperback
The Parting, October 2007
The Courtship of Nellie Fisher #1
Trade Size
The Brethren, October 2006
Paperback

 

 

 

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