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Hidden Life (2012)

by Adina Senft(Favorite Author)
4.15 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
130674640X (ISBN13: 9781306746403)
languge
English
genre
publisher
Faithwords
series
Amish Quilt
review 1: I read this on the KindleThis is the 1st book i read by this author & i really enjoyed it i will be getting the 1st & 3rd ones in this series for sureI loved how Emma's Mum is there for her even with her needing care I think if i had Karen for a sister i would have told her to poke out i guess that why i would never be a Good Amish Woman lolThe storyline & that Emma ha wrote a novel makes you want to read it & i like Tyler in this even if he is an Englisher yet some of the Amish Men are not so nice as him If you get a chance to read this book do so i got it because it was on a special at the time i am so pleased i did well worth it
review 2: I loved the depiction of Amish life and the anguish Emma experiences when she confronts unrequited love, having to hide h
... moreer talent, yet loving her community, and how the author balances the close family relationships with the utter disregard of the outside world when an Amish woman who left her community to follow a man disappeared one night and he did not even look for her. This is an extreme case - when people disappear, there is usually some kind of looking for them, but it made a jarring contrast that had me thinking about the control some communities exert, the costs of that kind of stricture, and the benefits when an underpinning of Grace is there. less
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nur
A quick predictable read. Unsual use of inserts for police report and ending material.
turquoiselover714
I love books about the amish. This book did not disappoint.
shirlkx
This is a book that got better as it went on. I enjoyed it .
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