In Sarah Priceβs heartwarming Amish version of this best-loved fairytale, a hardworking, overlooked young woman is rewarded in unexpected ways . . .
βBe kind and have faith.β Ella Troyer strives to abide by her motherβs final words, although life in the small Amish town of Echo Creek isnβt always easy. Her new stepmother, Linda, treats her coldly, and her two stepsisters, Drusilla and Anna, delight in gossip and laziness. After her fatherβs death, Ellaβs stepsisters are free to attend youth singings while Ella stays at home to manage the household chores, rarely seeing another soul. Until one day, while running an errand, she has a chance meeting with a young Amish man from a nearby town.
Drusilla and Anna are full of admiration for charming, affluent newcomer Johannes Wagler, and Linda hopes to ensnare him as a husband for one of her girlsβwhile keeping Ella out of the way. As for Hannes, he longs to catch another glimpse of the mysterious young woman who can sing so sweetly and bake the most delicious pie heβs ever sampled. Now, with a little help from some unlikely sources, Ella dares to hope she might find her heartβs dearest wishesβfor love, family, and a home of her ownβcoming true at last . . .
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