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An Amish Family Reunion
by
Mary Ellis (Goodreads Author)
During a rumschpringe visit to Niagara Falls, Phoebe Miller meets Eli Riehl, a young man who charms her--and everyone else--with his exceptional storytelling ability. When Phoebe sketches scenes to illustrate one of his tales, Eli encourages her incredible talent, and together they embark on a lofty and unlikely business venture for two young Amish people--writing and illu
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Phoebe Miller is a quiet shy, introverted young woman whose main interest is drawing. She isn't interested in home skills, nothing but drawing. She is a bit of a dreamer, but she is so shy, she doesn't share those dreams with anyone. At nearly eighteen, she knows that she needs to begin growing up, after all most girls her age have jobs, helping to bring money home to the family. An advertising brochure for a trip to Niagara Falls, catches her attention and that is all she can think of, how will...more
Mary Elis has written a moving story centred on family, faith, and the importance of having our priorities in life set straight. I unfortunately have not read prior books by the author where many of the characters were previously introduced. Because of that, I found it a bit difficult to keep all the characters straight at first. However, I can say that overall readers who enjoy Amish fiction will appreciate the drama that unfolds, the family tensions brought on by different views on faith issue...more
I really enjoyed my visit with old friends. The children from the earlier books are now growing up. Phoebe who lost her Mom at a young age, gained a new Mom in Hannah, when her Dad Seth remarried. She is now almost 18 and jumps at a chance to go to Niagara Falls on a chaperoned trip. Loved the antics that go on on this trip, and her relationship with Eli. Two similar personalities who have found each other. You will wonder if they will make a match.
Then there is Matthew Miller, who now has two c...more
Then there is Matthew Miller, who now has two c...more
Apr 03, 2012
Audrey Grant
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
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This was the first time I think I have ever read a book by Mary Ellis. I really enjoyed the book. There was a lot crammed in one book. There were a lot of people to get to know, interlocking relationships to connect. And it necessarily covered a lot of territory (New York, Wisconsin, and their home state). But I still found it to be a good book with a lot of information and details. I find that I want to read more about this family and that I want to read more books written by Mary Ellis.
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Very cautiously, I ventured into An Amish Family Reunion. Amish fiction is a genre that I struggle to enjoy, but this story sounded very appealing. Initially, it took me some time to get into this story and I found the dialogue somewhat lacking, but I eventually got used to that and the pacing of the story and really started to enjoy it.
I think I was most drawn to Phoebe because I have a lot in common with her, as far as her personality goes. When there is a book with a character I can really r...more
I think I was most drawn to Phoebe because I have a lot in common with her, as far as her personality goes. When there is a book with a character I can really r...more
This is the first book that I’ve read by author Mary Ellis so I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. Amish stories can go both ways for me; I either love them or hate them. This one landed more towards love. Apparently if you’ve read her other books you would have already gotten to know the characters in this book a little more, but I didn’t know that going in to the story and it didn’t really affect my reading at all. I got to know all the characters pretty quickly and instantly was drawn in to...more
I think Mary Ellis is a great author. Her style of writing always takes me away from the moment and brings me to the actual setting of the book. i just love her character development, as well.
At first, when i started reading this book, I found it a bit hard to follow. That is just me. I find it hard when there are multiple characters and when you start flipping from one place to another. I usually like following one character/family.
Mary does, however, provide a nice family tree in the beginnin...more
At first, when i started reading this book, I found it a bit hard to follow. That is just me. I find it hard when there are multiple characters and when you start flipping from one place to another. I usually like following one character/family.
Mary does, however, provide a nice family tree in the beginnin...more
Mar 13, 2012
Mercedes Cordero
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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3 1/2 stars
This book is part of a series, which I did not know, but it can stand alone. However, be advised that there are a lot of characters and, if you haven't read the previous books, it might be a bit confusing at times. But, although that can be a little distracting, it doesn't take away from the enjoyment of this nicely written book.
There are many themes woven together like a fine quilt: marital problems due to lack of effective communication, loneliness, fear, jealousy, among others. But...more
This book is part of a series, which I did not know, but it can stand alone. However, be advised that there are a lot of characters and, if you haven't read the previous books, it might be a bit confusing at times. But, although that can be a little distracting, it doesn't take away from the enjoyment of this nicely written book.
There are many themes woven together like a fine quilt: marital problems due to lack of effective communication, loneliness, fear, jealousy, among others. But...more
Well done! Mary Ellis portrays An Amish Family Reunion with skill, humor, and affection.
Although I hadn't read the previous stories in this series, it wasn't necessary for me to understand the threads that were pulled together to make this reunion possible. The characters were varied and interesting and I was pulled in quickly.
Most of us have been to a large family gathering--they're sweet, and they bring together an varied combination of people. (You can choose your friends, but not your famil...more
Although I hadn't read the previous stories in this series, it wasn't necessary for me to understand the threads that were pulled together to make this reunion possible. The characters were varied and interesting and I was pulled in quickly.
Most of us have been to a large family gathering--they're sweet, and they bring together an varied combination of people. (You can choose your friends, but not your famil...more
Feb 03, 2012
Holly (2 Kids and Tired)
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2 of 5 stars
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This is one of those times where I wish there had been a disclaimer when the book was offered for review. Had I known it was part of a series (which I hadn't read) with many, many characters, I would have passed on reading it. I haven't read Mary Ellis before and I think that had I read the earlier books, I would have enjoyed this one. Characters from Mary's previous books come together in a family reunion and a young niece/granddaughter finds her own way. I believe this was written to stand alo...more
Family is woven all through out this story. A Mother missing her grown children. A Family reunion to bring them all together. Each person different but bound together by the thread of belonging to a family.
Phobe loves to draw which most Amish find odd. She sescapes often to draw pictures of nature. She begs to go on a trip to Niagara Fall with the young people.
There she meets Eli who loves to tell stories. They decide to write a children's book together. They meet every Wednesday at Library to w...more
Phobe loves to draw which most Amish find odd. She sescapes often to draw pictures of nature. She begs to go on a trip to Niagara Fall with the young people.
There she meets Eli who loves to tell stories. They decide to write a children's book together. They meet every Wednesday at Library to w...more
I'll admit, Amish fiction isn't a genre I read a lot, but I really enjoyed An Amish Family Reunion. Having not read the other books which told the other Millers' stories, you'd think I might get lost in all of the characters and their stories... but I didn't! There were a few times that I wondered about things, but not often!
One thing I loved was that Mary Ellis had a list of the characters in the beginning - I found this very helpful and I used it quite often.
In An Amish Family Reunion, there...more
One thing I loved was that Mary Ellis had a list of the characters in the beginning - I found this very helpful and I used it quite often.
In An Amish Family Reunion, there...more
As an accomplished author, Mary Ellis knows the ins and outs of writing a really good book. An Amish Family Reunion exemplifies this well.
Phoebe Miller is an artist at heart, and shy. She refuses to attend the singings, and such that are normal for Amish youth.With one exception. She manages to talk her father into a trip to Niagara Falls. On this trip, she meets Eli Riehl, a young Amish man who spins an exceptional story. Together they plan a business venture to produce a book with Eli's story...more
Phoebe Miller is an artist at heart, and shy. She refuses to attend the singings, and such that are normal for Amish youth.With one exception. She manages to talk her father into a trip to Niagara Falls. On this trip, she meets Eli Riehl, a young Amish man who spins an exceptional story. Together they plan a business venture to produce a book with Eli's story...more
Author, Mary Ellis, has written another in the Amish Miller family series. In "An Amish Family Reunion," the matriarch of the Miller Family, Julia, misses her family that has scattered and which she rarely sees. So she decides to call for a month long family reunion.
In the family is shy Phoebe, Julia's niece, who doesn't like to cook, clean, laundry or be a typically Amish female. She is an artist and loves to use her God-given talent to draw. Phoebe meets Eli Riehl, who lives on a nearby farm a...more
In the family is shy Phoebe, Julia's niece, who doesn't like to cook, clean, laundry or be a typically Amish female. She is an artist and loves to use her God-given talent to draw. Phoebe meets Eli Riehl, who lives on a nearby farm a...more
Title: AN AMISH FAMILY REUNION
Author: Mary Ellis
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
February 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7369-4487-8
Genre: Inspirational/Amish/women’s fiction
Julia Miller’s children have all grown and have families of their own, but Julia misses the houseful of laughter and joy. She hopes to gather the family for a summer celebration.
Julia’s niece, Phoebe, goes on a rumspringe trip with other Amish youth to Niagara Falls. Her father is initially against the idea, but he relents when he learn...more
Author: Mary Ellis
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
February 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7369-4487-8
Genre: Inspirational/Amish/women’s fiction
Julia Miller’s children have all grown and have families of their own, but Julia misses the houseful of laughter and joy. She hopes to gather the family for a summer celebration.
Julia’s niece, Phoebe, goes on a rumspringe trip with other Amish youth to Niagara Falls. Her father is initially against the idea, but he relents when he learn...more
This book brings back the family from Mary Ellis' previous books.
This is also the story of Phoebe and Eli. Phoebe convinces her parents to go on a trip to New York where she meets Eli. They decide to work on a children's book together, where he tells the story and she draws the pictures. There are many obstacles and as both are loners try to put a relationship together. I love how the library plays a part in this book.
Besides this story, I will honestly say I got confused on who everyone else w...more
This is also the story of Phoebe and Eli. Phoebe convinces her parents to go on a trip to New York where she meets Eli. They decide to work on a children's book together, where he tells the story and she draws the pictures. There are many obstacles and as both are loners try to put a relationship together. I love how the library plays a part in this book.
Besides this story, I will honestly say I got confused on who everyone else w...more
I will definitely be reading many more of Mary Ellis' books in the future! I immensely enjoyed Ms. Ellis' latest tale of a large Amish family, following the many branches within the famiy tree.
Even though I haven't read the first three books in the series I was instantly able to figure out what was going on and easy follow along. I loved how it was like the book had 5 different storylines all going on at once, yet they all came beautifully together as the story progressed. I can only assume tha...more
Even though I haven't read the first three books in the series I was instantly able to figure out what was going on and easy follow along. I loved how it was like the book had 5 different storylines all going on at once, yet they all came beautifully together as the story progressed. I can only assume tha...more
"An Amish Family Reunion" by Mary Ellis was a delicious venture into Amish fiction. In the past, the only inspirational Amish fiction I have truly enjoyed was that of Beverly Lewis. When I saw the synopsis of "An Amish Family Reunion," I found it intriguing. It seemed unlike all the other familiar plots of the other Amish fiction books (which all seemed similar to me). I decided to give this one a chance, and I am very glad I did!
As I stated above, I really enjoyed many aspects of this book. On...more
As I stated above, I really enjoyed many aspects of this book. On...more
Phoebe Miller was five years old when her mother died. She withdrew and stopped talking. Her step mother, Hannah, lovingly brought her out of her silence. Even as a 17 year old, she still preferred to go off by herself and and do her favorite thing - sketch. She hardly went any activities in her community. But when her cousin, Henry, showed her a brochure for a trip to Niagara Falls something stirred in her and she knew she just had to go.
As she was boarding the bus for the trip, she met Elli Ri...more
As she was boarding the bus for the trip, she met Elli Ri...more
4.5 Stars.
Phoebe loves to sketch. She loves to spend hours making pretty pictures and would rather do that then her other chores. She is also quite shy and does not go to many social gatherings. When her cousin Henry tells her about a rumschpringe trip to Niagara Falls she can’t wait to go! On this trip she meets Eli who has his own talent telling stories and she is soon drawing sketches to go with his story telling's. Through this a friendship is born. They soon start to work together to creat...more
Phoebe loves to sketch. She loves to spend hours making pretty pictures and would rather do that then her other chores. She is also quite shy and does not go to many social gatherings. When her cousin Henry tells her about a rumschpringe trip to Niagara Falls she can’t wait to go! On this trip she meets Eli who has his own talent telling stories and she is soon drawing sketches to go with his story telling's. Through this a friendship is born. They soon start to work together to creat...more
Sep 15, 2012
Lorie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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I was provided an e-book in exchange for my review through NetGalley. I am not required to give a positve review, just an honest one.
This book started out really hard for me. I think the main reason was because I have not read her other books. I had to struggle to remember who the characters were, and there were a lot of them. I think the author had to do this though because they were all being invited to a reunion and we get to see in their lives before they come to the reunion. The characters...more
This book started out really hard for me. I think the main reason was because I have not read her other books. I had to struggle to remember who the characters were, and there were a lot of them. I think the author had to do this though because they were all being invited to a reunion and we get to see in their lives before they come to the reunion. The characters...more
If you enjoy stories about the Amish which I do this was one by an author I had not read before but truly enjoyed it. The Amish are always helping each other and think that is great as I wish we followed that idea. Like any other grandmother or parent they miss there children when they move away and a Family Reunion brings them back and we find some happy endings and wonderful surprises like finding love when we least expect it
I thought the story was great and plan to now try her other books.
I thought the story was great and plan to now try her other books.
It turns out this book is part of a series, although it was written in such a way that it can be read as a stand alone book. I was still perturbed when I realized this. I hate reading books out of order!! There was nothing on the books inside or outside cover to let you know this.
Anyhoo...another sweet Amish story that covers the trials and triumphs of an extended Amish family. I really like how the author laced biblical principles thoughout the story.
Anyhoo...another sweet Amish story that covers the trials and triumphs of an extended Amish family. I really like how the author laced biblical principles thoughout the story.
Finished this book last night and loved it! I loved how Phoebe and Eli met during a rumschpringe trip to Niagara Falls and something between them clicked when he found out she draws and he writes stories, so they soon team up to write stories and illustrations to see if they can do something to make money!
In the meantime the families are planning a family reunion with a lot of families coming in from different areas all having different stories and most planning on moving back to the area after...more
In the meantime the families are planning a family reunion with a lot of families coming in from different areas all having different stories and most planning on moving back to the area after...more
Mar 13, 2012
Jennifer
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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I greatly enjoyed reading An Amish Family Reunion and I would recommend this book by Mary Ellis. It was a little difficult getting into the story at first because I had not read the first three books (A Widow's Hope, Never Far From Home, and The Way To A Man's Heart by Mary Ellis) but thankfully Mary Ellis has a page with the cast of characters that tell who The Miller Family members are. Then once I got into the book I couldn't put it down.
We return to Winesburg, Ohio to see how th Miller and Kline families are doing. Two sisters married two brothers and they live close to one another. Julia is missing her family, one by one they have moved away and it troubles her to see her grown children struggle. So she declares a family reunion one summer to get everyone home.
304 pages
304 pages
I didn't like this book very much. The parts about Phoebe and Eli were good, but the rest seemed just kind of thrown in there. I thought it was hard to keep track of the characters and it just kept jumping around. The writing seemed long-winded and not very engaging. Not one of my favorite books.
Great Book. Mary Ellis does it again with her storyline and cast of characters. I could not put it down til I heard what happened with Phoebe & Eli, Matthew & Martha & Leah & the rest of them.
It doesn't say it but it is a continuation of the story of the Miller family in Winesburg, Ohio. Phoebe--who loves to draw and Eli--who loves to tell stories, team up to do a Children's Book.
Amish Christian
Good story line and a connection of previous books. I wonder if there will be more about this family.
Good story line and a connection of previous books. I wonder if there will be more about this family.
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Mary Ellis grew up close to the Amish where she loved their peaceful agrarian lifestyle and strong sense of Christian community. She and her husband now live by the largest population of Old Order in the country where they take weekend trips to research her books. Mary enjoys reading, traveling, gardening, bicycling and swimming. Before “retiring” to write full-time, Mary taught Middle School and...more
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