Books by Vannetta Chapman
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review 1: I've read many of Vanetta's other Amish stories. This one was a little different. The Amish village manager, Amber, is a 40-something single woman beset by a continuing string of problems. The death of the coffee shop manager, Ethan, is considered a heart attack but Amber soon re...
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review 1: There is so much to like about this book - "old" characters that I have already grown to love, and new ones that I have so much in common with, all set in the gentle world of Pebble Creek. Julia is a 37 year old spinster still living at home with her recently widowed mother, Ada...
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review 1: MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BOOKAnnie Weave's rumspringa comes to an end when she is needed at home to take care of her dad. Having a nursing degree, and working in a hospital gives her the knowledge she needs to take very good care of her dad. But then there is Samuel, who has been taki...
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review 1: I liked this one well enough. It was a fun, clean, simple, and easy read. The narration was good however I feel it was the wrong voice for this particular story. The voice sounds like it should be for someone much older than the main character of this book. The setting was Shipsh...
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review 1: This book was alright. I got the feeling while reading it that the writer has never really been to an Amish community. I haven't either, but I've read enough to feel that something just didn't sound right in this story. I also found the placement of the Amish words as awkward ...
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review 1: I really enjoyed this book. The author provides the reader with an in-depth look at the Amish lifestyle. From the way they dress, think, and react to the 'English' world around them, Chapman's attention to detail in her writing showcases the strong sense of community and how th...
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review 1: This was another GREAT Amish story. Its about a young school teacher who gets a new student at her school. The little girls mother has recently passed away and since her mothers passing the little girl no longer speaks, which there is a reason for, but you have to read the book...
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review 1: I was glad this story included a hefty dose of the Miller family - Gabe, Miriam, Grace and baby Rachel are so easy to love - because I felt uncomfortable with the immaturity I saw in the main characters, Aaron and Lydia. Both are wrapped up in themselves, and resentful of anyo...
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review 1: Falling to Pieces is the first "Amish" book I've read and I am very glad I started with it. Vanetta Chapman has a wonderful way with characters and developing setting. I am impressed that she could make the setting such an integral part of the emotional balance. Callie, Deborah, ...
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review 1: A novella introducing a new series by the author. Esther and Joseph have a growing relationship that falls apart when Joseph leaves town abruptly. Esther is angry and hurt but moves on with her life and relationships. Joseph suddenly returns to reinstate the relationship, but ...
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review 1: Home to Pebble Creek by Vannetta Chapman is a short-story prequel to The Pebble Creek Amish series, about 21 pages in length. I've always enjoyed Vannetta's writing style of simply telling an interesting story with character depth and inspirational thoughts. Esther thought Joseph...