Sylvia Miller
snoops in her father’s Tinderbox, setting the course for a twenty-year-old
secret to threaten to tear apart her family, her parents’ marriage and her
community. It shakes the very core of everything she’s believed and has the
potential to implode her relationship with her Dat. How can they all weather
the coming storm?
When I first
discovered Amish fiction early in my Christian fiction reading, Beverly Lewis
was the author who introduced me this whole new world. I had devoured everything
I could find by her! She’s always
written with passion and a healthy respect for the Amish lifestyle. Therefore,
I eagerly read this latest novel, barely wanting to put it down lest I miss something
happening in the pages. And there’s a whole lot happening here to make your
head spin! My heart ached for each hurt the characters experienced, for each
doubt and fear and for strained relationships where there had been peaceful
harmony. I think what I admired the most, is how they clung even closer to God
and His promises in His word. Their
faith never wavered and their struggle with their human emotions is something
we all deal with from time to time.
Sylvia, Earnest and Rhoda Miller are
characters that I could easily see meeting if I ever visited the Amish community
they were a part of. Though they went through fiery trials, each took it with a
measure of grace and grew in faith as they depended on God to help them through
it. I know I hate to see characters go through hard things, but I love seeing their
growth in the end as it gives me hope in my own trials! Forgiveness, redemption,
and restoration are strong themes in this one.
Lastly, though I don’t like
cliffhangers at the end of a book, there was enough closure to satisfy me and
looking forward to “The Timepiece” coming September 2019.
This one’s for
Beverly Lewis fans, Amish fiction fans and those who want an emotionally
charged, faith-filled book with characters to care about.
*I received a
complimentary copy from Bethany House via Netgalley and was not required to
leave a favorable review. All opinions
are my own. *
BackCover Blurb:
With her Amish parents' twentieth anniversary approaching, eighteen-year-old Sylvia Miller stumbles across a surprise--the old brass tinderbox her clockmaker father keeps in his Lancaster County shop has been left unlocked. Against her better judgment, Sylvia opens the cherished heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to discover will splinter apart her happy life.
Sylvia's bewilderment grows when her father confronts her about snooping in the box. To her amazement, the respected convert to the Old Order reacts as if he has something to hide.
Burdened by the weight of his deception, Earnest Miller decides he must reveal the details about his past to his beloved wife, Rhoda. The long-kept secret alters everything for the close-knit family, jeopardizing Earnest and Rhoda's relationship, as well as threatening Sylvia's recent engagement to the preacher's grandson.
Can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness and acceptance?
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Trixi! I wonder how many years Beverly Lewis has been giving us great fiction!
ReplyDeleteWow!
Hi Debra! I have no idea because I don't remember what year I started reading Christian fiction....but she has a LOT of books out there :-)
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