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Plain Pursuit (Daughters of the Promise #2)
by
Beth Wiseman (Goodreads Author)
Carley has given up chasing her dreams. Now her dreams are chasing her.
Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country. She'll get an article out of the visit--and maybe some of Lillian's newfound peace will somehow rub off on her.
Just when Carley is getting used to the quiet nature of the Plain communi...more
Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country. She'll get an article out of the visit--and maybe some of Lillian's newfound peace will somehow rub off on her.
Just when Carley is getting used to the quiet nature of the Plain communi...more
Paperback, 346 pages
Published
April 28th 2009
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
(first published April 24th 2009)
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I must admit that I’ve not read many Amish stories. Based on what I have read, I’ve not become a huge fan of Amish stories. And I’ve wondered at the immense popularity of the Amish books. Until now.
I just finished reading Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman. In her writing of the Amish country, Beth transforms the reader into a member of the Amish community. Her knowledge of the Amish ways is vast and she weaves that knowledge throughout this book. But Plain Pursuit is much more than just a fiction bo...more
This book shows God's uncontional love and restoration to people. From the beginning you won't be able to put the book down. You will just keep reading.
Carly has problems dealing with an accident that took her Mother's life and caused it so she cannot have children. Her boyfriend dumped her and her work is affected due to all she is dealing with.
So her boss forces her to take a vacation for a month which turns into a longer period.
Carly goes to Pa. to visit a friend who married into the Amish Co...more
Carly has problems dealing with an accident that took her Mother's life and caused it so she cannot have children. Her boyfriend dumped her and her work is affected due to all she is dealing with.
So her boss forces her to take a vacation for a month which turns into a longer period.
Carly goes to Pa. to visit a friend who married into the Amish Co...more
I have to start by saying I just love Amish fiction; they are good wholesome stories that are just a delight to read - perfect when you just want to escape the troubles of life and our town has had a few too many of those in the last week.
Carley Marek has been told to take a month long vacation from work. It's not a choice; she can take the suggestion or be without work as a journalist. Carley decides to use the month to visit her friend Lillian who married into the Amish culture, community and...more
Carley Marek has been told to take a month long vacation from work. It's not a choice; she can take the suggestion or be without work as a journalist. Carley decides to use the month to visit her friend Lillian who married into the Amish culture, community and...more
Feb 04, 2010
Nikole Hahn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
EVERYONE
Recommended to Nikole by:
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Amish romance has hit the Christian culture like the Twilight series has hit the secular world—like a nuclear bomb. Authors like Beverly Lewis have colored the Amish in a rosy glow, and Beth Wiseman is no different.
When you first open the book, she lists a few Pennsylvania Dutch words and their definitions. I work with a family whose roots are from Pennsylvania Dutch country and find the language quaint. The story comes from the points of view of Carley (a woman who lost her mother and has an ov...more
When you first open the book, she lists a few Pennsylvania Dutch words and their definitions. I work with a family whose roots are from Pennsylvania Dutch country and find the language quaint. The story comes from the points of view of Carley (a woman who lost her mother and has an ov...more
A Daughter's of Promise Novel
Beth Wiseman
2009
Thomas Nelson
Fiction/Christian/Amish
Reveiwed by Cindy Loven
Carley's dear friend Lillian has moved to Amish country. Not only that, she has converted to the Amish religion. Arriving for a visit, and a forced vacation by her boss, Carley is going to use this visit to write an article for her newspaper, but also to catch up with Lillian.
Things quickly change though, as at the very beginning of her visit, Lillian's stepson David, falls and cuts his chin...more
Beth Wiseman
2009
Thomas Nelson
Fiction/Christian/Amish
Reveiwed by Cindy Loven
Carley's dear friend Lillian has moved to Amish country. Not only that, she has converted to the Amish religion. Arriving for a visit, and a forced vacation by her boss, Carley is going to use this visit to write an article for her newspaper, but also to catch up with Lillian.
Things quickly change though, as at the very beginning of her visit, Lillian's stepson David, falls and cuts his chin...more
Plain Pursuit tells the story of Carley Marek, a young woman healing from the grief, pain and mental stress of a car accident that stole her mother's life. Carley spends a month of mandatory vacation by going to visit with Englischer turned Amish friend Lillian (whose story is told in Wiseman's Plain Perfect).
The tale that unfolds from there is an enlightening, heartwarming tale of a Noah Stoltzfus who followed the call of God to become a Doctor and the shunning that ensued. Wrapped up in the t...more
The tale that unfolds from there is an enlightening, heartwarming tale of a Noah Stoltzfus who followed the call of God to become a Doctor and the shunning that ensued. Wrapped up in the t...more
I love reading Amish novels, but it's hard finding authors that can live up to the standard that Beverly Lewis set. Beth Wiseman seems to be the exception, and may have even passed that standard. In "Plain Pursuit", Wiseman flawlessly blends both views and feelings of the Amish and the "Englisch" when she puts Carley in the Stolfus household and in the middle of the Amish community. It gave the book a certain realism and made the characters multidimensional. I enjoyed the book being centered aro...more
Carley Marek is forced to take a vacation by her boss, so she heads for Pennsylvania Dutch country and her Amish reformed friend. Entering the tranquil countryside and community of the Amish soon proves to be anything, but relaxing. From a shunning no one wants to forgive to a dying child in need of a kidney transplant, Carley is about to discover what she never expected to find.
I hate clichéd Amish stories and there are so many out there. But, I am so thrilled to share with you a simply wonderf...more
I hate clichéd Amish stories and there are so many out there. But, I am so thrilled to share with you a simply wonderf...more
I have never read a book about the Amish before, let alone an Amish romance book. I picked this book out on a bit of a whim thinking I would try something a little different. I am so glad that I did. It is one of the best books I have read in a while. I did not read the first book in this series, Plain Perfect Daughters of the Promise Book 1, but I don't think it makes a difference. This book has its own story to tell and whatever is told in the first book seems like it would be worth it on its...more
I don't usually read Christian romance novels, but I decided to give *PLAIN PURSUIT by Beth Wiseman a try. This story is about a woman, Carley, who is forced to take a break from her job and life and hurts in Houston and chooses to spend some time with her friend who has married into an Amish family. I think the fact that it is set in the Pennsylvania Amish country is what intrigued me about this book. I enjoyed getting a closer look at and understanding of the Amish culture, and I can see why C...more
This was a wonderful book. Kept me wanting to read without keeping me up at night in suspense. That's why I love Amish Fiction.
**spoiler alert**
I really appreciate that Carley and Noah weren't magically made fertile, as is the case in countless other books that touch on infertility. No, they "adopted". And yes, it's expensive (not that it would matter to a rich Dr and his wife) and you wait a long time, but it's some people's only route to go. I hate it when books decide that infertile people ge...more
**spoiler alert**
I really appreciate that Carley and Noah weren't magically made fertile, as is the case in countless other books that touch on infertility. No, they "adopted". And yes, it's expensive (not that it would matter to a rich Dr and his wife) and you wait a long time, but it's some people's only route to go. I hate it when books decide that infertile people ge...more
This book gets at least six or seven stars. It is one of the best Amish books I have ever read. Actually, I read each of the books in Beth Wiseman's "Daughters of the Promise" series as they were released. Since the first book in this series, Plain Perfect, was chosen as our "Fans of Amish Fiction" group read for February, I decided to reread the entire series. It is a wonderful series. I highly recommend it for everyone. Beth Wiseman is definitely one of my favorite authors.
Sep 28, 2011
Catherine Richmond
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Author Beth Wiseman continues her series about the Amish in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When Carley visits her friend Lillian, she notices plenty of changes - plain clothing, hard work, and a true sense of peace. Carley's faith had hit rocky ground when she was maimed and her mother died in a car accident, so she struggles to find her way back to God.
This book had a lot of information about how the Amish handle medical care, which I found fascinating. The tug of war between the discipline of shunn...more
This book had a lot of information about how the Amish handle medical care, which I found fascinating. The tug of war between the discipline of shunn...more
This book in the series has finally explained the title of the series for me " a daughter of the promise" it's when a young women goes on a life journey to find herself in the promises of God. Each of the women in these series all has a struggle to over come in order to find her personal connection with God. In his book Carley a writer becomes an orphane in a terrible car accident that also leaves her barren. Just when she could not be any more lost God has a p,an for her life and it has a sexy...more
This is the second book in the 'Daughters of the Promise' series. I love how Lillian explains to Carley exactly what that means: a daughter of the Promise does not have to be Amish, but is someone who has gone on a spiritual journey and chosen to dedicate her life to God. I am humbled to be known by such a title, because I, too, am a daughter of the Promise.
At first I didn't think this title fit the storyline of the book, but as I'm reflecting more, I realise it's perfect. Maybe it's not a norma...more
At first I didn't think this title fit the storyline of the book, but as I'm reflecting more, I realise it's perfect. Maybe it's not a norma...more
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Beth Wiseman has what it takes to write a story that draws you in and makes you part of it. You feel for the characters, you root for the characters, you hope for the characters. This book picks up with Lillian and Samuel and adds additional characters. You find out more about Samuel and his family. Beth also brings in Lillian's friend from Houston and ties her into the storyline wonderfully. I would highly recommend this book for your reading and gift giving pleasure. Buy one for yourself and o...more
This series A Daughters of the Promise has 5 books, #2"Plain Pursuit" by Beth Wiseman
Each Daughters of the Promise Novel focuses on one woman's journey into an amish community where she discovers new meaning to the words Faith~Hope and Love~
This story is about Carley Marek who has lost the spark that made her a good journalist, so her boss tells her to take a vacation and find some rest and peace....
She has a friend Lillian that moved to Lancaster co Pa not long ago and she has promised her a vi...more
Each Daughters of the Promise Novel focuses on one woman's journey into an amish community where she discovers new meaning to the words Faith~Hope and Love~
This story is about Carley Marek who has lost the spark that made her a good journalist, so her boss tells her to take a vacation and find some rest and peace....
She has a friend Lillian that moved to Lancaster co Pa not long ago and she has promised her a vi...more
Beth Wiseman produces consistently good Amish romantic fiction. This is the second of her full-length novels that I've read, although I've also read a couple of her novellas, and I've yet to be disappointed. I felt that this one was a bit slow to start and I got irritated by how stubborn Samuel could be, particularly as I loved his character in the previous book and felt he'd kind of morphed into the generic Amish male stereotype. Samuel's mood eventually relaxed and the shunning disputes were s...more
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My blog...[return]Plain Pursuit is a delightfully heart-warming novel that draws the reader into the Amish community. Carley Marek is a journalist who has just been getting by, due to personal losses as of late. To compound on her deep sadness and frustrations, her boss invites her to lunch to inform her she will be taking a paid month's leave to rest-up and rejuvenate herself. Carley is not pleased, but the alternative is unacceptable. Carley, after being surrounded by her own grief in Houston...more
This is the second book in the Daughters Of Promise series. Carley Marek is a journalist who is having a hard time dealing with the loss of her mother after a tragic car accident in which Carley survives. She is struggling with her survival and the loss of her mother. She is forced to take a much needed vacation from work and ends up going to visit her Amish friend Lillian in Pennsylvania. While Carley is there, Lillian's stepson, David is discovered to need a kidney transplant. Dr. Noah, who fi...more
The story starts out very much like Beverly Lewis’s The Redemption of Sarah Cain. Down-on-her-luck-reporter, Carley Marek, is forced to take a vacation after a fatal car accident. Carley tries to turn her month long “vacation” to Lancaster Pa, into an article, that’s sure to bring her back on top, but the Amish family she is staying with, are skeptical she will write a fair article about Amish life. I had never read “Amish” fiction before I’d read Plain Pursuit. But I was pleasantly surprised ab...more
Aug 26, 2009
Clockstein Lockstein
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Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman is the second book in the Daughters of the Promise series, following Plain Perfect. Lillian, from the first book, has settled into the Amish life with new husband Samuel, stepson David, and daughter Anna. When herEnglischer friend Carley needs a place to stay for a few weeks and find some peace, Lillian invites her to stay with her family. Carley's working on an article for her newspaper about the Amish lifestyle, but she runs into some roadblocks after meeting Dr....more
Wow. For me, this book was a real tear-jerker. I cried so much! I was really touched by this story, and I love it. I really liked how this book shows that God works out everything for our good and that if we will let Him, the results of our bad choices can be turned into something great. These characters will start to grow on you, and they certainly did with me. I was so into this book that I couldn’t put it down. Looking forward to the next books in this series!
2nd in the Daughters of the Promise series - I finished this one last night at the outdoor concert in town. Enough of the characters from the prior book to make this a familiar place with more fleshed out characters. Dr Noah turns out to be Samuel's shunned brother and Carly is Lillian's best friend from her prior life. I enjoyed this one also and have 2 more of this series from the library ready to start reading.
This is the second book in the Daughters of Promise series. This series has been very enjoyable to read
so far. I'm looking forward to reading the third book in the series. This book leaves you with a feeling
of hope at the end. I appreciated that in the nd the family finds a way to come around and accept
Noah, even if only unofficially. It was a quick and easy read. As a bonus, there are a few amish recipes
in the back.
so far. I'm looking forward to reading the third book in the series. This book leaves you with a feeling
of hope at the end. I appreciated that in the nd the family finds a way to come around and accept
Noah, even if only unofficially. It was a quick and easy read. As a bonus, there are a few amish recipes
in the back.
Beth Wiseman continues her Daughters of the Promise series with “Plain Pursuit,” in which she tackles the painful subject of shunning as well as catastrophic illness. This she does with a well thought-out storyline that weaves these two threads together in a romantic tale about love and old hurts and disappointments, as well as the second chances that come with understanding and forgiveness.
A nice easy read. About a reporter struggling to recover from a tragic accident. She goes to visit a former friend who discovered her Amish roots and turned Amish. While visiting her friend, she is plunged into helping her friend and the family with an illness that may eventually reunite a family. Carley also has to come to grips with her own lifestyle and what she wants out of life.
It was really nice to read a romance novel where the driving conflict wasn't a series of massive miscommunications between the two main characters. Instead they wrestled with other issues. Refreshing!
It's become a pet peeve of mine when all the conflict to the story can be resolved simply by one honest conversation. That's not conflict, that's ANNOYING
It's become a pet peeve of mine when all the conflict to the story can be resolved simply by one honest conversation. That's not conflict, that's ANNOYING
Well-written second book in the series. Although it incorporated characters from the previous novel, this book can serve as a stand-alone volume. Some of the plotline was predictable, but the author added enough twists to make it really interesting. I could not put the book down; I wanted to know what was going to happen!
This book has a very simple story line where tragedy happens and Carley Marek is forced to take a holiday. She decides to stay with an Amish friend. Then another tragedy occurs. This is where Carley meets Dr Noah and soon they fall in love. It is quite predictable and in line with what you’d expect from classic romance novels.
What got me was how Beth Wiseman drew me in.
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