Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, Sylvia makes a painful mistake that forces her to seek work far from her family.
The Harvest of Grace
Ada's House #3
by Cindy Woodsmall
Waterbrook
August 2011
Sylvia Fisher is the oldest daughter of an Old Order Amish family. She is different than most of the other ladies. She is more interested in tending and nurturing the herd on her family's daily farm than raising babies and caring for a family. She does have dreams of one day being a wife and settling down with her current boyfriend. She has been waiting for him to propose, but when he does propose, she just can't say yes, and wants a little more time. He, of course, wants to get married in the fall and betrays her.
Sylvia cannot live with this betrayal and prevails upon her father to let her go to work for another dairy farmer far away from her home. Everything seems to be working out okay until the couple’s son Aaron returns. He wants his parents to sell the farm and move into town and help him sell appliances. Sylvia is devastated - is all her hard work for nothing?
Sylvia must find a way to work with Aaron. She must show him that selling the farm would not be good for his parents. They would not be happy living in a small apartment and selling appliances. This is an enormous task that she is not sure she is up to.
A wonderful book! Ms, Woodsmall is an excellent writer of Amish fiction. She is a New York Times best-selling author. She has been featured on ABC Nightline and in the Wall Street Journal.
Highly recommended.
