Helpful Score: 5
Do you ever put off a book? I didnt dive into this one right away. I thought it might be too bland for my tastes, too formula, sappy stuff. What I found was a great book, that was well written.
It thought the book might center around the 3 ladies who meet at the Tea Shop, Julie, Hannah and Madeline, but it offered so much more. The author was able to tell you the stories of other town members who got a bag of starter Amish Bread. These extras stories, dont really tie into our main characters, in a key way, meaning they dont tie into the lives our main characters stories. But in the end all the stories of the other town's people do help add to the number of Amish starter kits that are out in the community. Which adds to the climax of the story. Cant tell you too much, it will give things away.
It wasnt all light and fluffy, it dealt with some painful issues, like divorce, death of a child, troubled marriages, infidelity, job losses in a tough economy, and estrangement with family members.
All the characters are learning about friendship, and healing, and being the person they want to be. In one part a character said, something about not wanting to be a better person from her experiences, and the other character just says what other option is there.
I like how the Amish friendship bread, did just that, it cultivated friendships.
There is a book 2, about the people in this town. I would like to get my hands on that book. It is about scrapbooking, not amish friendship bread.
It thought the book might center around the 3 ladies who meet at the Tea Shop, Julie, Hannah and Madeline, but it offered so much more. The author was able to tell you the stories of other town members who got a bag of starter Amish Bread. These extras stories, dont really tie into our main characters, in a key way, meaning they dont tie into the lives our main characters stories. But in the end all the stories of the other town's people do help add to the number of Amish starter kits that are out in the community. Which adds to the climax of the story. Cant tell you too much, it will give things away.
It wasnt all light and fluffy, it dealt with some painful issues, like divorce, death of a child, troubled marriages, infidelity, job losses in a tough economy, and estrangement with family members.
All the characters are learning about friendship, and healing, and being the person they want to be. In one part a character said, something about not wanting to be a better person from her experiences, and the other character just says what other option is there.
I like how the Amish friendship bread, did just that, it cultivated friendships.
There is a book 2, about the people in this town. I would like to get my hands on that book. It is about scrapbooking, not amish friendship bread.
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