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A Plain And Simple Christmas (2000)

by Amy Clipston(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

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Romance

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Kauffman Amish Bakery -- Christmas Stories

review 1: What do you do when you leave your family behind… I mean, how do you just go on with life, never having any contact with them?This special novella introduces us to Anna Mae and her English husband Kellan McDonough. Anna Mae knew when she left her community… and the Amish faith – and her vows – that she was leaving her family behind forever. But she was in love! And she was convinced if she stayed in Lancaster County that she’d be an old maid, never marrying and having a family of her own.Now that Anna is expecting her first child, she is missing her family even more… but if she returns home, she will be shunned.If you’re like me, you expect this story to have a happy ending – after all, it’s about Christmas!I won’t spoil it for you, but there are a few ... moretwists and turns! Amy does a great job showing how am Amish wife might help a friend who has left the faith, even though it means going against her husband's wishes.This heart-warming novella shows the faith of one and the forgiveness and acceptance she earnestly desires. If you haven't read it, don't wait another year until Christmas - read it anytime!Amy Clipston has a talent for knowing what her readers want… if you don’t have them, be sure this series is on your Christmas list!
review 2: Annie Mae knew when she married Kellan McDonough, a non-Amish, that she would be shunned by her Amish family. She loves Kellan and has built a happy life with him, but it has been three years and she misses her family, especially now that she is pregnant and wants her baby to know his grandparents. Christmas is coming, and she longs to spend the holiday with her family. Christmas can be a time of miracles - will there be a miracle for Anna Mae and her family?"A Plain and Simple Christmas" is a heartwarming story set in the Amish community. Despite the title, there is nothing simple about the story. People who marry outside the Amish faith are shunned by the family and Anna's struggle to reunite with her family is heartbreaking at times. Author Amy Clipston does an excellent job of showing how hard shunning can be on families, both for those shunned and those doing the shunning. Clipston treats the subject sensitively neither condemning nor condoning it - it is simply part of the Amish faith, which is how she treats it. All of the characters are strong, and it is interesting to watch the clash of wills among these characters who love each other despite what has happened. Besides the shunning, Clipston does a nice job of showing Amish life and explaining how they celebrate Christmas. I love Christmas and reading books set at Christmas time and while this book does fall back on the well-worn plot of a very pregnant woman who may or may not give birth at Christmas time, I still enjoyed reading it."A Plain and Simple Christmas" is a nicely done novella set in the Amish community. less

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