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Thee I Love (2000)

by Annette Blair(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kensington (August 1, 1999)

review 1: Set in 1881, an Amish community in Pennsylvania. Very well-edited, and very readable! Published as "Thee I Love" in 1999, this novel was recently reissued with this new title. Some would not consider this "Christian literature," and the author issues warnings that tell us it was not meant to be. I found this story to be very rich with characters, life events, story line. It felt very true-to-life, with flawed and complex individuals that were painted with depth and completeness. This story deals with love, tenderness, family, community support, loss, joy and sadness, grief, forgiveness, and redemption. Also, key to this story are deceit, emotional suffering, domestic violence, and mental illness. This story encompasses the positive and negative about its very huma... moren characters and this Amish community -- and every degree in between. Not just about 2 or 3 main characters, it's very much about the network of complex family and community relationships. The ending was surprising and gratifying. My favorite Amish novel. The great editing made it a pleasure to read.
review 2: The cover of this book is very misleading. When you look at it, you think bodice ripper. That is so not the case. Thee I Love IS a romance, but set in the Amish society.Jakob was banished years ago from his Amish community, but is now back because he has a set of twins that he wants to raise Amish. When he left, the woman that he loved was about to marry his brother Simon.He and his children are welcomed back into the community, and before long, Jakob and Rachel are trying very hard to stay one away from one another. Jakob soon sees what has been happening to Rachel since he left. His brother Simon has abused her mentally and physically and it breaks his heart and angers him. He interferes, and Simon spirals onto a path of destruction.Jakob and Rachel renew their love and know afterward that God will punish them for their sin. Simon seems to be changing back into the wonderful man he used to be, so Rachel must try to be a good wife to him. Jakob knows this is the way, so he begins looking for a wife to help him to raise his children.Events spiral out of control into a shocking conclusion. Annette Blair does a wonderful job building her characters into people with real emotions and problems. She builds the Amish world so wonderful, you know she has done her homework. The plot is solid and kept me turning the pages quickly to see how it developed into something wonderful. High stars for this "bodice ripper" of a romance. less

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