A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County, #2)

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A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County #2)

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Christopher Marshall is a weary and wounded ex-soldier who just wants some peace in his life. He met Jenny in the hospital and later corresponds with her. When he visits her and Matthew, he envies them their happiness. Then he meets Matthew's sister,Hannah Bontrager, and there's a clash of cultures and values between the former career military man and the gentle, pacifist...more

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Published March 1st 2011 by Abingdon Press (first published February 2nd 2011)

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Aug 03, 2012 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This is the second book in a three book series! This book has a lot of the same characteristics as do typical love story type Amish books that have been out on the mass market in recent years. However, I thought this one stood out because most of the book is from the view point of a male character (Chris) in the story. He is not Amish himself but comes to visit Jenny (the main character of the first book in the series). The storyline kept my interest. There was a love story/mystery going on in...more

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May 25, 2011 Ibjoy1953 rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What would it be like to walk in your barn and find a handsome Englischer in your barn loft? That’s what happened to Hannah Bontrager, an Amish young lady living in Paradise Pennsylvania. However, when Hannah’s brother Matthew walked in, he was not too happy about the situation.

Chris Matlock, an ex-soldier showed up at the Bontrager farm looking for his friend Jennie. He and Jennie met in a stateside hospital while recovering from injuries while overseas. Chris was hoping Jennie could help him o...more What would it be like to walk in your barn and find a handsome Englischer in your barn loft? That’s what happened to Hannah Bontrager, an Amish young lady living in Paradise Pennsylvania. However, when Hannah’s brother Matthew walked in, he was not too happy about the situation.

Chris Matlock, an ex-soldier showed up at the Bontrager farm looking for his friend Jennie. He and Jennie met in a stateside hospital while recovering from injuries while overseas. Chris was hoping Jennie could help him overcome the emotional difficulties he was going through because of his war days. What he didn’t think he would do was lose his heart to a feisty young Amish woman named Hannah.

Hannah was not your normal Amish young woman because most were quiet and let their husbands have most of the say. Hannah was spirited, headstrong and didn’t mind voicing her opinion, especially to this Englisch stranger. But there was one problem, Hannah found herself attracted to their new visitor. How could this be when she is Amish and he is an Englischer? And as if that isn’t enough, he is an ex-soldier, he fought in the war, and the Amish do not believe in violence. Will Hannah act on her secret feelings for this handsome guy? And will Chris stay around long enough to get to know this difficult but beautiful young woman who is not afraid to tell him about his faults.

As this heartwarming Amish story unfolds, you will be reunited with Matthew and Jenny Bontrager and their three kinder, Jenny’s grandmother Phoebe, Hannah and the small Amish community you fell in love with in the first book of Barbara Cameron’s Quilts of Lancaster County Series. I like the characters created by the author. Each character and their personalities fit the story making it more enjoyable and more lifelike. And I really like the author’s style of writing, the plot is interesting enough to keep you reading, yet it is an easy flow heartwarming story. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Amish fiction, and if you like Christian fiction, go out and buy this book too. It will be a wonderful read for you, and well worth your time. I am looking forward to Barbara Cameron’s third book in the series “A Time for Peace” coming out in October 2011.

I want say a big Thank You to Abingdon Press for providing me a copy of this book to read and review. The review and opinions in this book are mine only. I was not expected or required to write a positive review of this book.(less)

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Feb 05, 2011 Cindy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Quilts of Lancaster County

Barbara Cameron

2011 (April)

Abingdon Press

Fiction/Christian/Amish

Reviewed by Cindy Loven

Paradise Pennsylvania seems to draw wounded hearts, and souls to the small Amish community. First it was Jenny, in book one A Time to Love. Now we meet Chris, a young soldier that Jenny met in the VA hospital, during one of her visits there.

Chris has been wounded physically, but the emotional toll of the war and the things that happened there have worn on him hard. He remembers how J...more

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Feb 02, 2011 *Babs* rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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My 2 Cents:

First let me say Matthew's sister is named Hannah not Rebecca like it mentions in the description.

Barbara Cameron is one of my favorite Amish writers. This is the 2nd book in the quilt series and I loved this book just as much as the first. You could read this book as a stand alone as it gives a little bit of detail from the first one. You would no be lost. Now if you are like me you want to read the series in order.

Chris comes to Paradise to see Jenny whom he met at the VA hospital...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Shelley Hoerauf rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is an excellent book. I highly recommend it. It is best to to read them in order though it can be a stand alone book. This is the first Amish book I have ever read and I was highly impressed! Barbara Cameron did a great job. She showed that the Plain People are just regular people and make mistakes and are fallible just like the Englisch. The characters were well written. Chris was a tortured soul who was a veteran who served in Afghanistan and was injured and betrayed by his fellow soldier...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Kasi Lou rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Chris Matlock, a wounded and weary ex-soldier, just wants peace in his life, and he believes he's found it when he visits Matthew and Jenny Bontrager. He envies their happiness and simple life but doesn't believe that that life is meant for him.

When he meets Matthew's sister, Hannah, a small spark of hope flares within him. Despite the clash of cultures between the former military man and the pacifist Amish woman, Chris and Hannah fall in love. Chris settles into life in the community, helping M...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Majik47 rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I struggled through the beginning of this book. Some of the ideas and possibilities seemed just a bit much to begin with, not at all what I have come to expect in the "Amish Romance" genre. Had we not had an ice storm going on, I might not have finished the book. That would have been my loss.

Soon however, I was totally enthralled with Barbara Cameron's plot and how visiting Engischer Chris Matlock's past was changing people's futures.

There is a budding romance between ex- soldier, Chris and Amis...more

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May 24, 2011 Laurie Carlson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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A Time to Heal, by Barbara Cameron

Chris, one of the main characters of this book, had been injured overseas in Afghanistan during the war while in the Marines. He met a woman, Jenny, who was working in the medical unit in Afghanistan during the war as well, who was also injured and was staying in the Veterans Hospital. She is from Paradise, (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. She is Amish. She told him all about where she was from, that she was Amish, about her family and more. While they had both...more A Time to Heal, by Barbara Cameron

Chris, one of the main characters of this book, had been injured overseas in Afghanistan during the war while in the Marines. He met a woman, Jenny, who was working in the medical unit in Afghanistan during the war as well, who was also injured and was staying in the Veterans Hospital. She is from Paradise, (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania. She is Amish. She told him all about where she was from, that she was Amish, about her family and more. While they had both been recovering from their injuries, he decided he wanted to go and visit the area where she lived as he thought it would be so peaceful it would be the perfect place to finish recovering from his injuries, both physical as well as mental. He had been having flashbacks from the war, PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and needed a nice, quiet, peaceful place to fully recover. Throughout the book, he gets flashbacks from the war. Jenny even explains to him he is suffering from PTSD, and exactly what the disorder is.
When he does arrive in Paradise, (Lancaster County), he does end up at Jenny’s parent’s home. Is this a coincidence or is it God at work? He ends up staying at her family's home and helping as a farmhand as well. He likes this. He likes the work very much as well.
It is here that he meets Jenny's sister, Hannah. He found himself starting to have feelings for her that did not go away. He knew he was an 'Outsider', (meaning he is not Amish, nor was he raised Amish,) so would he be accepted by the Amish Community? This even prompted a visit to Hannah’s family from the local Bishop of that community. Did Hannah love him back? Could she love him back since he is an Outsider? He found he was quite able to readjust and follow the Amish ways of life very easily. He was already living the Amish way of life since her arrived in Paradise. He loved being here. He liked everything about being Amish.
Suddenly, bad things start to happen around the farm. He felt responsible because he believed he knew who it was causing these terrible things to happen around the farm, including Hannah being injured very badly. He starts to worry he has brought trouble with him (he thinks he knows who it is that is causing this trouble) and he decides to leave. What about Hannah? He did fall in love with her, was she in love with him? It would be safer for Hannah and her family if he left.
There is more to this story, but I cannot say anymore without giving spoilers. You must read this love story. It is so good! I found myself lost in this story, turning page after page as it was such an enjoyable read.
The author, Barbara Cameron, writes a lovely love story. Her writing is very easy to follow, and very descriptive at that. She paints a picture with her words so well you can easily envision where the characters are at, what they are doing, and the beauty and peacefulness of the land. She is truly talented at this.
In my opinion, I enjoyed this Amish series of books much better than some of the other famous authors who write Amish books. I believe this author is able to mix the old ways of the Amish into the current, modern days of ‘now’ with much more ease and a lot nicer than some of the other authors.
I give this book an overall rating of a 4. The time spent reading this book is very enjoyable and worthwhile to spend at it. I do plan on reading more from this author. I do look forward to her 3rd book in this series.
I received this ebook format to read from United Methodist Publishing House through NetGalley in exchange for a written review. No monies were exchanged whatsoever.
Laurie Carlson
www.lauriehere.blogspot.com
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Aug 09, 2012 Shari Larsen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is book #2 of the Quilts of Lancaster series.

It continues with the story of Jenny's and Matthew's lives, but the main focus in this one is of Matthew's younger sister Hannah, and her relationship with an "Englisher" man, Chris.

Chris is a war veteran that Jenny met in New York when they were both in the hospital recovering from injuries. Chris is also recovering from post traumatic stress disorder. Looking for peace in his life, he decides to visit Jenny, so that he can talk to her, and also...more

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Feb 21, 2011 Maureen Timerman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Christopher Marshall has recently been released from the hospital. He was injured in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan and spent 11 months recuperating. While he was in the hospital he had met Jenny and after corresponding with her decides to visit her Amish home. He is able to find the peace he has been looking for among the Plain people. He meets Hannah Matthew's sister and an attraction ensues.
Hannah longs for a family of her own. After Matthew's wife dies, she fills in and loves the rol...more

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Sep 24, 2011 Kav rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I devoured this book!!! I started reading and just couldn't put it down. Luckily I had the day off work but now I'm behind on all the things I was supposed to get done!!!

There's a lovely cadence to Cameron's voice. It makes reading a pleasure and makes me want to slow down and savor every word.

This is the second in the Quilts of Lancaster County series, but it can easily stand alone. However, since I read the first book, I really enjoyed catching up with my favourite characters -- especially Mat...more

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Dec 29, 2012 Shadira rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Amish fiction lovers

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It was fun to revisit Jenny, Matthew, Phoebe, Hannah, and the kinner in Paradise. Chris, an Englisch acquaintance of Jenny's, comes looking for peace while dealing with physical and emotional injuries of war.
I just loved this book and I could not put it down. I read it in 1 day!!
The authorhas a strong character development. Her writing style makes you feel like you are there and part of the family. I am looking forward to reading the third book of this series.

A Time to Heal hits on hard themes,...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Title: A TIME TO HEAL
Author: Barbara Cameron
Publisher: Abingdon Press
March 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4267-0764-3
Genre: Inspirational/Amish

Chris Matlock is a wounded and weary soldier, healing after a period of time in the Veteran’s Hospital, and he decides to visit Jenny, a woman he met when they were both at the hospital. When he arrives to see Jenny, no one is home, so he falls asleep in the hayloft.

Hannah Bontrager is worried an animal is in the barn, and she is frightened when she finds a man in the...more

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Jul 13, 2011 Sandra Stiles rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, amish, romance

A Time to Heal is the second book in the Quilts of Lancaster County series. We are reacquainted with Jenny, Matthew, Phoebe and Hannah in this book. This second book once again brings us into the parallelism of the two worlds, the Englisch and the Amish. Chris Matlock follows Jenny to Lancaster County looking for peace and finds love and trouble. The turmoil he feels is prevalent throughout the entire story and the reader can’t help but feel sorry for him. At times though I thought he was so sel...more

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Feb 10, 2011 Ruth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you can suspend enough disbelief, this is a sweet light read featuring many of the same characters as A Time to Love. If you an believe a guy who met a married woman one time for a few hours would show up on her doorstep, not having any real plans, if you can believe this Amish family would take in this ex-solider, who had no trouble adjusting to their way of life, if you aren't looking for anything too deep, then this book is ok. It shows a lot of details of daily Amish life, including how m...more

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Jul 29, 2011 pam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i really liked this book it keep my interrest through out. I connected to all the characters. I really felt bad for Chris he was a soldier that was wounded, he knew Jenny and met her at the hospital. He wanted to see how she was coping after the war. So when he was released from the hospital he went right to paradise to see her. That is when He meats Hannah she is Jenny sister in law she is a determind, caring amish person who is very pertective of her family. they were attractive to each other....more

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Oct 16, 2012 Samantha rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is book 2 of a trilogy series. I actually read this one after I read book 3 "A Time For Peace" but even though I knew the basics of what happened, it was well worth the read since it went into detail. The story is fun, romantic, relaxing. It was hard to put the book down as I wanted to know what will happen next. I will say I was slightly disappointed in the ending. I expected more on what happens with Hannah & Chris once they reveal their feelings to each other and realize they are mea...more

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Sep 12, 2011 Judy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I find the Amish books to be interesting; I learn more about their simple life with each one I read. The "forgiveness" aspect of their lives is amazing to me; I do not believe that I would be able to forgive those who wronged me. Although not mentioned in this book, my thoughts turned to the killer of the children in the Amish school, and how the entire community forgave the killer. Although murder was not committed in this book, forgiveness was bestowed on the "bad guy." The hero was almost "to...more

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Sep 28, 2011 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this book for its inspirational aspects. I was looking for an easy read and this certainly is. It also left me inspired to slow down in life and enjoy the simple things. I like books based in Amish communities for their focus on family, values, and God. And the reminder that there is so much beauty in a simple life.
In this book, an injured soldier finds the peace he's looking for in an Amish community. This is the second book in this series and the story nearly mirrors the first - findi...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Stasha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I had a bit of trouble shelving this one, it's not really fluff although it is a love story. It's not really hobby although we did actually see Hannah in a quilt shop. But hobby books usually make me want to go work on something or at least give me ideas for a project.

This is the 2nd book in the Lancaster quilts series and we actually did mention quilt blocks without describing them. It's more a book about healing and forgiveness just as the title implies. Yes, I will be moving on to the next bo...more

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May 03, 2012 Abbie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I give it 3.5 stars.

This book tells the story of Hannah, Matthew’s sister. She is now living with Jennie’s grandma. She really wants to find the right guy and settle down and have a family but the right man has just now shown up. She tries to be patience but she struggles with waiting on God’s timing. Then one day she finds a Englishman in the barn and she finds herself attracted to him. Could this be God’s plan for her or will she just have to keep waiting?

Christopher has come to talk to Jennie...more

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May 11, 2011 Rachel Brand rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Overall rating: 9/10
Bonus points for referencing "breakfast casseroles", an idea which my fiancé and his friends are now obsessed with!

Yet again, Barbara Cameron manages to blend modern day war conflicts with the peaceful Amish life in the second book in her Quilts of Lancaster County series. Having encountered Jenny, the heroine of A Time to Love, while recuperating in a veteran's hospital, Christopher heads to Lancaster County in search of the Amish countryside that Jenny described so vividly...more Overall rating: 9/10
Bonus points for referencing "breakfast casseroles", an idea which my fiancé and his friends are now obsessed with!

Yet again, Barbara Cameron manages to blend modern day war conflicts with the peaceful Amish life in the second book in her Quilts of Lancaster County series. Having encountered Jenny, the heroine of A Time to Love, while recuperating in a veteran's hospital, Christopher heads to Lancaster County in search of the Amish countryside that Jenny described so vividly to him. Unsure of where life will take him next, Christopher is content to rest on Jenny and her husband Matthew's farm, far from the horrors of war and the harsh treatment he received for reporting a fellow soldier for mistreating a civilian. He finds a kindred spirit in Hannah, Matthew's sister, and the two build an unlikely friendship. But when a series of attacks on the farm make Christopher think he's still being punished for turning in his old comrade, he begins to regret bringing his troubles to Lancaster County, particularly when Hannah might get hurt. Will Christopher run from his past, or place his trust in God and believe that he has brought him to Lancaster County for a reason?

Barbara is a refreshing voice in the Amish genre and her second "bonnet" novel is just as strong as her first. Fans of the series will be pleased that Jenny and her new family feature heavily in this novel, and that Hannah gets a story of her own. As with A Time to Love, a wounded soldier falls for an Amish local on a visit to Lancaster County, and, as can be expected, this creates a lot of culture clashes. While I'm not always a fan of the conversion-to-the-Amish storylines, I do find it quite believable that someone who has witnessed the horrors of the war zone first hand would turn to a rural, old-fashioned, pacifist society for solace and fall head over heels in love with it. When Chris arrives on Jenny’s doorstep, desperate to talk to her about his worries, it’s clear that he sees her as a the key to his problems – but instead, he finds freedom in the beauty of God’s nature while working on the farm. Barbara has clearly done her research into military court cases and PTS, making Chris a very realistic character with whom readers will instantly connect and sympathise.

The relationship between Chris and Hannah was fun to read, and it was sweet to witness their friendship slowly developing into something more. Both of them tried to fight any feelings of attraction, and it was particularly amusing to see Jenny and her grandmother, Phoebe, pushing both of them forwards in their relationship. While some Amish novels portray the Plain people as being hostile to outsiders, Barbara’s characters were entirely welcoming to Chris, even entertaining the idea of an outsider developing a relationship with Hannah. Hannah is not your typical “Amish miss”, as Chris remarks on several occasions, but her desire for a husband and family is one that all readers of romantic fiction will be able to understand.

However, I have to admit that something didn’t sit right with Chris’s decision to stay in the Lancaster County. While I felt it was convincing when Jenny made the same decision in A Time to Love, the fact that she had visited her Amish grandmother every summer as a child made her conversion to the faith so much more understandable. I felt that Chris was drawn in by nothing more than the allure of escaping the modern world and, of course, Hannah. While I can’t condemn him for appreciating how freeing the Amish lifestyle appears to outsiders – I’m sure all readers of this genre are equally guilty – I felt that there was no sign of Chris having made a spiritual connection with the Amish way of life. It seemed almost as if Chris was considering converting only so he could be with Hannah, and I find it hard to imagine that he would be making the same decision if a girl wasn’t in the picture. I have a feeling that this is something that more critical readers of Amish fiction might take issue with. If you can suspend disbelief and get wrapped up in the romance of this novel, this issue is very minor, but it is a point that remained in my head days after I’d finished the novel.

If you’re a romance fan who wants a subtle change to your Amish fiction, A Time to Heal is the book for you. Blending modern day issues into the lives of the Amish, Barbara Cameron brings context to her fiction, and a contrast between the Plain folk and the war zones of the Middle East that will make the lives of her Lancaster County residents even more appealing. While I wasn’t entirely convinced by Chris’s final decision, it didn’t spoil my reading experience and I was still thoroughly pleased with the conclusion to Hannah and Chris’s romance.

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Apr 12, 2011 Diane U rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Christopher Matlock heads to Paradise, PA with hopes to speak with Jenny Bontrager. He met her in the veteran's hospital when she was recovering from surgery in the last book. Once Chris arrives, he starts helping out on the family farm during harvest. He falls in love with the tight family bonds, the community, the way of living and even with Hannah. Some unusual things start happening on the farm and he begins to question if his past has caught up with him. Will he stay in Paradise or leave to...more

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Feb 23, 2011 Jodie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Looking for something he's not sure of, Chris feels he has to come to Paradise to talk with Jenny, a former hospital roommate and now Amish woman. What he doesn't expect is to be put to work and consequently fall in love with the Amish. He is nagged by a sense of someone following him, watching him. Is it his past coming back to haunt him? Can he stay in Paradise and risk the lives of those he's come to love, or should he make a break for it?

"Let go, let God." I absolutely love Hannah and I thin...more

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Apr 07, 2011 Camille rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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A Time To Heal by Barbara Cameron

I received an advance review copy of this book from NetGalley and am under no obligation to write a positive review, just an honest one.

A Time To Heal is the second book in Barbara Cameron's series Quilts of Lancaster County.

The first book, A Time To Love was fantastic! You can read the review I wrote about it here: http://books-camilleelise4.blogspot.c...

A Time To Heal continues the story, and has many of the same characters, which I love in a series!

So, if you...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Dianne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Dianne by: Kris

If you enjoy a good read with some insights into the Amish way of life, this is a good book for you! An ex-soldier looking to heal his damaged soul and a young Amish woman find themselves caught up in an attraction that is not approved of when his past comes back to haunt him.

In order to set things straight, they risk all.

Again, Barbara Cameron gives us a glimpse into the lives of the Amish, who, are so very much like other humans, both good and not-so-good, with very human flaws.

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Sep 19, 2011 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I just love these Amish stories that were written by this author. When I was a kid my grandparents owned a cottage by a lake in Amish country. I thought that their language was similar to German upon speaking to the father I found I was off the mark. After reading this book I have found that the Amish does not shun all technology just bits that are not useful to the community and for business purposes only. This series is written well and I do enjoy these books.

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Jul 23, 2012 Smilinhere rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay, the library didn't have this when I finished #1 in the Quilts of Lancaster County ... so I read #3 first. When #2 (a time to heal) came in, I wasn't sure I wanted to read it "since I knew what happened". SURE GLAD I DID!!!

If you want a 'taste' of what PSD (a solider coming home from war) goes thru - this is your book! There is suspense and struggles within relationships weaved into the family dynamics of this stranger showing up in Lancaster County.

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Jan 28, 2013 Stacy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Book two in this series, very similar to the first book (A Time to Love). Most of the same characters and obviously the same setting, so it was nice and familiar, in a comforting sort of way. Still had a bit of unbelievability to it. I just have a hard time seeing that modern day military type people would give up the conveniences of "our world" to become Amish. But, still a good story and I plan to read the final one in this series, A Time for Peace.

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Nov 25, 2011 Pam rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've got to admit that I read this book because the 1st one in the series was a free book from Amazon that I was able to download to my kindle app. The first book was pretty good, at least it was good enough to find the 2nd book at my library. This book, too, was pretty good. Held my interest pretty well, and it's interesting reading about the Amish people or "plain people" as they called themselves in this book. I would recommend it as a good read. However, the 3rd book in the series seems to b...more

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A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County #2)

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