"Four tales of women in winter, with baking and romance"
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted January 24, 2015
Amish | Romance Contemporary
This lively collection by four authors brings contrasts
and
changes to the reader as we learn about the simple life in
AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS. First is a tale by Beth
Wiseman.
A Season Of Hope introduces a widow raising her kinner in
Lancaster County, where English outnumber the Plain folk
and many people work outside the home or farm. Katherine
Zook tries not to mix with men outside her community, but
one older man takes an interest in her... he claims to be
a
relative of her late husband. He also makes strange
claims
about the FBI following him. Is he crazy, as Katherine's
daughter Mary Carol and her beau Abe think, and is his
advice worth following to help the kinner?
Her Christmas Pen Pal by Ruth Reid focuses on Joy
Stolzfus.
Living without electricity brings hazards. Joy mourns her
parents, lost in a house fire a year previously. She has
taken over the family bakery, but that occupies all her
time. Her beau Henry could be casting his eyes elsewhere.
While it's wrong to feel jealous, Joy's only human. She
sends her pen friend Emily a box of her best cookies, but
a
cabinet maker called Noah receives the delivery instead.
Amusingly, he writes back and the two strangers begin a
correspondence. This is my favourite story.
A Gift For Anne Marie by Kathleen Fuller introduces us to
Anne Marie Smucker in Pennsylvania, who will eat anything
but pumpkin pie at Christmas. Her friend Nathaniel, who
repairs clocks, is the object of admiration by another
maid, but Anne Marie, who makes candles, is the one who
has
his attention. Only as a friend. Where can this lead?
There's family change on the way for Anne Marie, and it
seems she may have to start making up her mind about what
she wants. This fun tale has a serious side.
Christmas Aprons by Trisha Goyer sets Esther Glick the
challenge of making her mother's secret recipe vanilla
crumb pies. Her family are not highly regarded, though
hard-
working. Will anyone bid on her pie - and a date with
herself - at the Bachelors' Pie auction? We are so lucky
as
we get the recipe after the story!
AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS will keep you smiling and baking
at any time of the year. Enjoy this engaging read.
SUMMARY
Celebrate Second Christmas, a treasured, lighthearted time
of community, with four Amish romances. “When Christmas Comes Again” by Beth Wiseman Katherine knows the first Christmas without Elias will be
hard for her and the children. But when a mysterious
Englischer appears with photographs of her late husband,
Katherine begins to wonder what other blessings Christmas
could have in store. “Her Christmas Pen Pal” by Ruth Reid Joy was expecting a wedding proposal from Henry; what she
got instead was news of another woman. But when her
heartfelt letter to a cousin ends up in the hands of a
young
cabinetmaker, an unexpected correspondence between two
strangers gets interesting fast. “A Gift for Anne Marie” by Kathleen Fuller Anne Marie and Nathaniel have been best friends since they
were kids. Now things are evolving . . . in ways everyone
else predicted long ago. But when her mother suddenly
decides to remarry in another state, Anne Marie’s new
chapter with Nathaniel looks doomed to end before it
begins. “The Christmas Aprons” by Tricia Goyer Vanilla crumb pie has been Esther’s mem’s calling card for
decades. But when Esther finally gets her hands on the
secret recipe, she discovers that vanilla crumb pie is
more
than just dessert . . . it’s bachelor bait.
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