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Christmas Singing: A Romance From The Heart Of Amish Country (2014)

by Cindy Woodsmall(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1299130356 (ISBN13: 9781299130357)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Waterbrook Press

series

Apple Ridge

review 1: A secret has caused more harm than good. Gideon had kept an illness secret from the community he loved in hopes to help them move on when he passes away. He is afraid of being a burden on others.When he receives guiding words from Jonah, he realizes that his choice has kept him from experiencing moments of happiness with the people he loves.Friendship memories are the most powerful motivator for happiness. Even with a broken heart, Mattie still remembers the joy of moments she had with Gideon in their childhood. She received a notebook from Gideon and they spent years building up memories within the pages as they created a collection cake decorating ideas. When the book was lost, she felt that she herself was lost. It was a precious moment for me when Gideon went th... morerough the effort to make her a new one.
review 2: Gideon Beiler and Mattie Eash have been in love with each other since they were children and many assumed they would eventually marry. However, when Gideon gets devastating news he finds an excuse to break up with Mattie. Mattie's heart is broken but she moves on, opening her own cake decorating business and dating Sol Bender. Gideon too has gone on with his life but has never really stopped loving Mattie. Unfortunate circumstances have brought Mattie back home and into Gideon's life - will her return rekindle their romance or is it too late?Set in the Amish community, "The Christmas Singing" is a nicely done, at times poignant, novel about someone who loves his girlfriend so much he is willing to do whatever it takes to save her from hurt, even if it means ending their relationship. This would make an excellent novel for book clubs as Gideon's actions, while noble, are ripe for discussion. Author Cindy Woodsmall does an excellent job of showing just how much not only the reason for Gideon's decision has cost him but how the decision itself has hurt him. Woodsmall also does an excellent job with Mattie's character. She is a bit scatterbrained (at times devastatingly so), a talented cake decorator, and worried about her mother's health. People, including Gideon, seem to want to protect her and don't realize how strong she is - Woodsmall does an excellent job of developing that aspect of her character. Also well done, if a bit sad, are the reasons Mattie is dating Sol. Again, all of this would make a good book for a book club discussion. Finally, having the novel set at Christmas adds a lot of magic to the story."The Christmas Singing" is a nice romance. less

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