Price creates an enthralling Amish retelling of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. Written in the third person limited point of view, we follow a young Amish girl as she grows up. Fanny makes us think of Cinderella, the way she helps her cousins and aunts. We feel for Fanny and her daily struggles as she tries to live with a family that is really not her own, especially when her uncle starts pushing her to marry someone she feels is unsuitable. We encounter love, heartache, deceit, adultery and more. Recommended for anyone looking for a fast, enjoyable read.
At age 10, Fanny Price is sent to Mount Hope, Ohio to live with a prosperous family on her mother's side that she never met because her father could not provide for his large Amish family. Fanny didn't see this move as the blessing it was until she is sent back home eight years later. When Fanny first arrived, Elijah Bontrager, her Aunt's then 13-year-old stepson, was the only one to befriend her and stick with her through the years. Fanny never wants to lose the friendship she has with Elijah, but Elijah only sees her as a sister. (REALMS, Sep., 304 pgs, $14.99)
Reviewed by Jenny Falcone for RT Book Reviews
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