Thursday, September 3, 2015

Lorie's Heart by Amy Lillard (Review)


This is not your typical Amish book. In a small Amish community, a young, talented girl discovers that her father had many secrets and now she must choose between the life she grew up in and the English world in order to discover who she really is. Written in the third person, each chapter focuses on a different character and leaves the reader hanging until we return to that character.

This is book 3 of the Wells Landing series. After Lorie's father passes away, she discovers that she was not born Amish, but was hidden with her father among them, to prevent her maternal grandparents from "ruining" her innocent, loving and creative personality. Lorie needs to choose whether to uncover all her fathers secrets or to let them remain hidden. 4 out of 5 stars. A must read, recommended for all. Christian approved.



From the back cover:
Welcome back to Wells Landing, Oklahoma, the tranquil Amish community where still waters run deep and a brave young woman sets out to discover her faith, her family, and herself…
 
Lorie Kauffman is grief-stricken when her father passes away unexpectedly. But her heartache quickly turns to bewilderment when she discovers he’d been leading two lives—one of simplicity and hard work in Wells Landing, and one fraught with painful ordeals in Tulsa. As she starts digging into her family’s past, Lorie finds herself torn between the Amish world and the Englisch world—and she’s no longer certain where she belongs…
 
Lorie knows that if she leaves Wells Landing, she may never be able to return. But what if her destiny lies in the outside world—the world her father knew so well? Change is never easy, but with a bit of courage and the help of a handsome and kind-hearted Englischer, she just may find the peace, acceptance, and love she’s been longing for…