A Life of Joy (Kauffman Amish Bakery Series #4)

by Amy Clipston

Overview

Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you’ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman’s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams … and secrets. You’ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the “English” way of life—and the decisions and consequences that follow. Most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families. In A Life of Joy, the fourth installment in the series, eighteen-year-old Lindsay Bedford has reached a crossroads. Should she stay in the small Amish community she's known and loved for four years or return to the English life in her hometown in Virginia where her older sister is a college student? An extended visit to Virginia might just tip the scales as Lindsay reconnects with friends, joins a new church, works on her GED, and is pressured by her sister to stay and "make something of herself." Will Lindsay leave her aunt Rebecca and become English or settle in Bird-in-Hand and join the Amish church? Legions of Clipston fans want to know. Full of well-researched Amish culture, Clipston's book is true to form, delivering the best of the Amish fiction genre wrapped around a compelling story, with characters who will touch the hearts of loyal fans and new readers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310413073
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	02/07/2012
Series:	Kauffman Amish Bakery Series , #4
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	214,944
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She's sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston.

Editorial Reviews

Eighteen-year-old Lindsay Bedford has spent the last four years living with her aunt Rebecca in Bird-in-Hand, PA, but now she must decide whether to stay in the Amish community she has come to love or return to Virginia and her sister. An extended visit home renews Lindsay's family ties, but her friends back in Pennsylvania expect her to be baptized with them into the Amish faith. Adding to her worries is her aunt's failing health. VERDICT Series fans will enjoy this fourth contemporary Amish entry (after A Place of Peace) with its sense of place, well-drawn characters, and uplifting story. It should also earn Clipston new admirers among fans of Mary Ellis and Marta Perry.

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