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Plain Promise (Daughters of the Promise #3)
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Beth Wiseman (Goodreads Author)
Sadie Always Believed in God's Promises. But Can She Really Trust His Heart?
Young Amish widow, Sadie Fisher, leads a simple life in the quiet countryside of Lancaster County-selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists. Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered if it is God's will for her to remain without a husband and a family.
Winters can be brutally cold a
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
September 29th 2009
by Thomas Nelson Publishers
(first published February 29th 2000)
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Yes, indeed. Okay.
Big-town man (Kade; Los Angeles; serious bank in vague business) goes to small-town Amish community and meets Sadie (Amish; widowed; red hair), the owner of the cottage he's renting to get away from blah blah blah WHEN SUDDENLY Kade's estranged ex-wife arrives on with autistic son Tyler, babbles something incoherent and dies off-screen.
Fortunately Tyler is cute as all get-out and Sadie has the sort of naturally beautiful complexion Englischer women strive desp...more
Big-town man (Kade; Los Angeles; serious bank in vague business) goes to small-town Amish community and meets Sadie (Amish; widowed; red hair), the owner of the cottage he's renting to get away from blah blah blah WHEN SUDDENLY Kade's estranged ex-wife arrives on with autistic son Tyler, babbles something incoherent and dies off-screen.
Fortunately Tyler is cute as all get-out and Sadie has the sort of naturally beautiful complexion Englischer women strive desp...more
Mehh....
I don't know maybe I've read too many novels from this genre but I just really never felt much of anything about these characters.
I was a little frustrated by the plot devise that left
ALso, call me cynical but I just have a really hard time buying that a person decides to give up their life and enters into a closed, restrictive community with such ease. That the community accepts him so quickly just did not feel authentic, for me. I also have a real...more
I don't know maybe I've read too many novels from this genre but I just really never felt much of anything about these characters.
I was a little frustrated by the plot devise that left
ALso, call me cynical but I just have a really hard time buying that a person decides to give up their life and enters into a closed, restrictive community with such ease. That the community accepts him so quickly just did not feel authentic, for me. I also have a real...more
The story of Sadie, a young Amish widow and Kade, a wealthy man renting her cottage for three months to escape the world.
I really liked seeing the faith and the relationship develop in this characters. I thought the characters were fairly realistic in seeing beyond immediate gratification to hold onto what they believed would be greater happiness and peace. I was glad to see Kade sacrifice his feelings for Sadie's ultimate happiness. I was glad to see Sadie make choices that wer...more
I really liked seeing the faith and the relationship develop in this characters. I thought the characters were fairly realistic in seeing beyond immediate gratification to hold onto what they believed would be greater happiness and peace. I was glad to see Kade sacrifice his feelings for Sadie's ultimate happiness. I was glad to see Sadie make choices that wer...more
enjoyed this book. It was after I read it that I realized it was the third book in a series. I will definitely have to get the first two and read them. Sadie belongs to the old order Amish. She is a widow and has been writing to Milo, an Amish man in Texas. She waits for his phone call each Tuesday. She thinks and hopes that he is the one God is sending her way. Then her world is turned upside down by the entrance of Kade.. He is trying to get away from the rat race called life. He ha...more
Plain Promise
A Daughters of the Promise Novel
Beth Wiseman
2009
Thomas Nelson
Fiction/Christian/Romance/Amish
Reviewed by Cindy Loven
Sadie Fisher is tired. Tired of being alone, tired of having to take care of her farm alone. A young widow for four years, Sadie is lonely, wanting to be loved, and to give love to a husband and a family. After two years of writing letters and phone calls with Milo, an Amish man from Texas, Sadie is feeling perhap...more
A Daughters of the Promise Novel
Beth Wiseman
2009
Thomas Nelson
Fiction/Christian/Romance/Amish
Reviewed by Cindy Loven
Sadie Fisher is tired. Tired of being alone, tired of having to take care of her farm alone. A young widow for four years, Sadie is lonely, wanting to be loved, and to give love to a husband and a family. After two years of writing letters and phone calls with Milo, an Amish man from Texas, Sadie is feeling perhap...more
I enjoyed Beth Wiseman's Plain Perfect last year so when the Thomas Nelson book review program offered her new book Plain Promise (A Daughters of the Promise Novel) I was happy to request a copy.
Plain Promise is the story of Sadie Fisher, a young Amish widow who rents out her guest house to a single man from California. Shortly thereafter, his autistic young son is dropped off by his ex-wife, who shortly thereafter is killed in a car accident. Kade is a wealthy developer who, despite...more
Plain Promise is the story of Sadie Fisher, a young Amish widow who rents out her guest house to a single man from California. Shortly thereafter, his autistic young son is dropped off by his ex-wife, who shortly thereafter is killed in a car accident. Kade is a wealthy developer who, despite...more
I am a lover of Amish-themed books. I have a peculiar appreciation for those written by Beverly Lewis. To me, Lewis has been the foremost author in this particular sub-genre. Beth Wiseman may very well have changed my opinion in that respect.
Plain Promise is a very well written book. Sadie Fisher, a young Amish widow, longs for marriage and a family. Though she is corresponding with an Amish man from Texas, she finds herself strongly drawn to a "worldly" man who is renting ...more
Plain Promise is a very well written book. Sadie Fisher, a young Amish widow, longs for marriage and a family. Though she is corresponding with an Amish man from Texas, she finds herself strongly drawn to a "worldly" man who is renting ...more
I just finished reading the first three books in this "Daughter's of the Promise" series. My mom lent me the books (she loves reading about the Amish), and I was skeptical. I have read a few Amish books before, and while interesting at times, I found them a little on the dull side.
I really really enjoyed these three books, and although 4 stars feels like way too many, 3 stars is simply not enough.
The stories are simple, incredibly predictable, and often times a ...more
I really really enjoyed these three books, and although 4 stars feels like way too many, 3 stars is simply not enough.
The stories are simple, incredibly predictable, and often times a ...more
Upon reading Ms. Wiseman's debut novel, Plain Perfect, I thought that here was an author with a fresh new approach to the Amish fiction genre. Unfortunately, she seems to have found one formula that worked and isn't about to stray from it. There is no reason to add a "spoiler" to this review; anyone over the age of 12 will know the ending before they finish the first two chapters. Having said that, I still, for some unknown reason, like Amish fiction well enough to keep reading her ...more
This is the latest installment in the "Sister of the Promise" series, but it easily read as a stand-alone novel as well. This book was a fantastic read. The story starts when Sadie, a windowed lady, finds herself renting out a cottage to a well-to-do Englischer. Kade, is a proud and arrogant man, but he is very lost and in need of direction in his life. When his ex-wife leaves him as the sole caretaker of his autistic son, Tyler, he realizes his short comings and realizes he needs he...more
This is the latest in a series of novels, but you'll be able to follow it even if you haven't read the others.
Sadie is Amish. Her husband died a few years ago and she's been corresponding for the past couple years with an Amish guy in a different order (and state).
She expects that they'll eventually get married.
But then a non-Amish guy rents her cottage. There are sparks and I'm sure you can guess what happens.
It's predictable, but I don't mean...more
Sadie is Amish. Her husband died a few years ago and she's been corresponding for the past couple years with an Amish guy in a different order (and state).
She expects that they'll eventually get married.
But then a non-Amish guy rents her cottage. There are sparks and I'm sure you can guess what happens.
It's predictable, but I don't mean...more
This is the 3rd in the Daughters of Promise Series follwing Plain Perfect (Daughters of the Promise, Book 1) and Plain Pursuit (Daughters of the Promise, Book 2). I received this book free through Amazon Vine.
This book has a lot of promise, but I found myself getting bored with it. It was very slow moving throughout with the same thoughts repeated over and over again. It ended up just feeling really long. It took me longer than normal to finish the book and I was disappointed in ...more
This book has a lot of promise, but I found myself getting bored with it. It was very slow moving throughout with the same thoughts repeated over and over again. It ended up just feeling really long. It took me longer than normal to finish the book and I was disappointed in ...more
In ”Plain Promise,” the third novel in the Daughters of Promise series, Beth Wiseman focuses on one of her earlier characters, Sadie, a young widow. In this story, a wealthy businessman, separated from his wife, takes refuge as a tenant in a cottage on Sadie’s farm while he comes to terms with his life. In the midst of his self-imposed exile comes his estranged wife who dumps their autistic son on his door step and leaves. While the storyline is entertaining, it seems less credible than the o...more
I loved the book - you have to suspend reality to belief the premise, but the characters continue the ones in the first 2 books so you feel like you are part of the family and care about the characters. One more book in this series. I enjoy reading about the Amish and how so much of what is so stressful and important to me would be a non-issue if I was more into the Plain living - but they also have stresses and anxieties that I don't have that aren't always portrayed in the books, so I'm sure...more
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I absolutely adore this series, and I think this is my favourite book so far. I got so involved in the lives of Sadie and Kade, it was almost as if I was experiencing events alongside them. Sometimes stories about Englishers who convert to the Amish faith feel a bit fake and forced, but Beth handled Kade and his conflicts very well, making it seem natural for him to settle into the Amish community and want to remain there. I got so annoyed at Sadie for not following her heart and trying to do wh...more
I picked this book up because I remember reading another book about the Amish earlier this year that wasn't so bad. I was just looking for something to kill some time. But really, this book was beyond terrible. It was so ridiculous that I had a hard time even finishing it. The only reason I got through it was because I hate leaving something half-read, but I much rather have just thrown this piece of literary crap into the woods and left it for the deer and squirrels to pee on. Give me a break.
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I thoroughly enjoyed both Plain Perfect and Plain Pursuit, but Plain Promise is Beth Wiseman's best novel so far. She magically draws you into the lives of her characters, making them so real and alive you feel you know them personally. Her portrayal of Kade and his son Tyler is particularly touching and authentic. Plain Promise is a story not to be missed by one of the top talents in the Amish fiction genre.
Plain Promise is a great example of how money will not provide happiness, and I enjoyed reading it. The only thing about this book is that I didn’t connect with it as well as the previous books in the series. (However, I was sick while reading it, and that tends to make everything not so fun for me.) This is a nice, sweet romance, and I think readers of the simple/sweet romances will enjoy it best.
I could not put this novel down. Beth Wiseman's characters had a lot of events transpiring and each chapter provided enough information that resulted in my needing to continue reading in order to find out what was going to happen! It is a wonderful romance novel plus guidance on listening to God's plan for all his children.
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I've really enjoyed this series so far. It's a wonderful read. This story was sweet and well written and
innocent. I didn't want to put the book down. I was eager to find out what would happen to the
characters. This is a light, enjoyable, Christian reading. There is also some Amish recipes in the back
of the book too.
innocent. I didn't want to put the book down. I was eager to find out what would happen to the
characters. This is a light, enjoyable, Christian reading. There is also some Amish recipes in the back
of the book too.
I liked this book, it was an easy read. I do wish there was a little more to the end. But I like the theme that money doesn't by peace and happiness. Very uplifting.
Another good Amish read. Was achy today so laid around and read this. Now I want to read the others in the series.
Beautifully written. What a wonderful book about peace, faith and love. This one is my favorite out of all three so far!!!! I love Sadie and am still smiling over this one!
It was a good book.I nice cozy "homey" read.
I am going to look for more books by Beth Wiseman.
God bless,
Helen(grammea)
I am going to look for more books by Beth Wiseman.
God bless,
Helen(grammea)
This was my first Amish based book and I was pleasantly surprised. I will be reading more of these in the future.
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i enjoyed this one just as much as the first two.
kept my attention. a fun read.
great, easy read.
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