Amische & Mennoniten

Ruth Raber, an elderly Old Order Amish woman, has led a lonely life. She never married, never sang with a boy at one of her community's gatherings, and ruined the only relationship she could've had.And worst of all, she doesn't understand why any of that happened.Or does she?Every year around Christmas, a series of memories haunt her, and this Christmas is no different.When the nearby townspeople and the Amish and Mennonites in the area gather at Christmas Eve and invite Ruth, not only will she be challenged by her memories, she'll be challenged by a lesson from her mother, now passed on, about the kindness in the quilts she makes.Similar in theme to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, The Forgiveness Quilt will warm the heart while reminding us of the importance of kindness at Christmas--and for the entire year.

Johanna Yoder can breathe again. Willow Brook's once tyrannical Bishop Zook has been replaced by Gott's true elect, Gideon Hochstetler. And the new bishop can't help but show some special leniency towards the aspiring Amish writer. Working at the Mountain Laurel Star newspaper while remaining Amish is a dream come true for Johanna. And, as her love for the Englischer reporter, Judah Barton, steadily increases, so does a niggling suspicion that her former bishop rots in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Judah joins Johanna in her convictions, and together they seek to uncover the truth to what really happened that dark night over forty years ago when three men were killed. But in the middle of searching for answers, Johanna finds herself struggling with a crushing crisis that comes from living a double life. Who is she, really? Does Johanna have it in her to embrace what she needs most as she desperately fights for justice for a man who once wished her dead?

Henriette, roman incontournable de François Coppée, a été publié pour la première fois en France en 1889.<BR><BR>Vous souhaitez lire autrement et profiter d'une expérience de lecture originale ?<BR><BR>Grâce à notre charte éditoriale, nous vous offrons l'opportunité de découvrir ce roman dans une édition aérée et dans un grand format, facilitant ainsi votre lecture pour vous permettre de profiter d'une expérience de lecture unique.

USA TODAY bestselling author Kathleen Fuller's Matched and Married is a sweet, inspirational romance filled with small-town matchmaking, reluctant love, and the struggle between family expectations and the desires of the heart."This charming outing, filled as it is with forgiveness, redemption, and new beginnings, will delight Fuller's fans." --Publishers WeeklyNeither Margaret nor Owen has any interest in getting married. But in the small Amish town of Birch Creek, where marriage is on everyone's mind, their plans don't stand a chance.Margaret Yoder can't seem to catch a break. Even though she's dedicated to her Amish faith, her wild rumspringa won't stay in the past, and her mother keeps pressuring her to get married. To placate her mother and get away from former "friends," she decides to return to Birch Creek to visit family--and pretend to find a husband.Like Margaret, Owen Bontrager isn't looking for a spouse, something that's hard to avoid in Birch Creek, where an ad for brides in the local paper has brought a swarm of single women to the thriving town. When he meets Margaret in an unexpected way, they discover they have more in common than they ever expected. In some ways, they are a perfect match.Margaret struggles to keep her goal of avoiding romance in order to focus on being a faithful member of the Amish church, and it doesn't help that she finds Owen intriguing. Knowing they don't have a future together; she returns home and gives in to her mother's insistence that she get married.Can Margaret betray her feelings for Owen and become a dutiful daughter and wife to the man of her mother's choosing? Or will Owen find a way to free Margaret of her past by giving her the future they both are surprised to find they desire?A tender story of forgiveness, faith, and unexpected romance, Matched and Married is the second book in the Amish Mail-Order Bride series. Continue the series with A Double Dose of Love and Love in Plain Sight.

Eighteen and deaf, confused because her family wears black clothes when the people in a nearby town do not, Eliza Gray has no idea she is Amish. Her peers mock her deafness. Her mother makes her work while her siblings attend school. Still, she manages to find a tiny bit of happiness in life-by creating amazing art with the colors she gathers from nature.<BR>When Eliza fights back against her tormentors, it begins a chain of events she could never imagine. One is when art collectors clamor for her work. Another is having the family she's always wanted through sign language. When she falls in love with her teacher, she must decide between love and being shunned-and the decision could destroy both her and the man she loves.