Great modern-day Amish fiction
In The Postcard by Laura Hilton, Rachel Miller would love to travel, but she only sees the world through postcards mailed to her. She writes to people she reads about in the Amish newspaper, and if they are willing, she asks for a postcard in return. One of her letters went to David Lapp after he was seriously injured in a buggy accident. They have continued to correspond even though they each are in a courting relationship with someone else.
Although The Postcard is book two in a series, it could easily be read as a stand-alone story. It includes some mystery along with the romance. The characters were realistic and well developed. They also were flawed. I loved the fact that the plan of salvation was included in the story, although I did not feel the Christian aspect was overbearing. When circumstances began to make life difficult, David struggled with his decision to come to Jamesport even though he felt God had led him there. David just kept taking his struggle to the Source of the plan. I liked Josh Yoder and look forward to reading his story in book three of the series. Amish fiction is not my favorite genre, but I truly enjoyed this story. I don't recall having read anything by Laura Hilton in the past, but I would definitely recommend her based on this book, and I plan to read more fiction from her in the future.
I received a copy of this book through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review.
In The Postcard by Laura Hilton, Rachel Miller would love to travel, but she only sees the world through postcards mailed to her. She writes to people she reads about in the Amish newspaper, and if they are willing, she asks for a postcard in return. One of her letters went to David Lapp after he was seriously injured in a buggy accident. They have continued to correspond even though they each are in a courting relationship with someone else.
Although The Postcard is book two in a series, it could easily be read as a stand-alone story. It includes some mystery along with the romance. The characters were realistic and well developed. They also were flawed. I loved the fact that the plan of salvation was included in the story, although I did not feel the Christian aspect was overbearing. When circumstances began to make life difficult, David struggled with his decision to come to Jamesport even though he felt God had led him there. David just kept taking his struggle to the Source of the plan. I liked Josh Yoder and look forward to reading his story in book three of the series. Amish fiction is not my favorite genre, but I truly enjoyed this story. I don't recall having read anything by Laura Hilton in the past, but I would definitely recommend her based on this book, and I plan to read more fiction from her in the future.
I received a copy of this book through The Book Club Network in exchange for my honest review.
