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Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. As her time of rumschpringe is ab...
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Jan 04, 2011
Camille
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I will start out by saying, five out of five stars.
I am so glad NetGalley gave me the opportunity to review this book!
What a beautiful story this book tells. It's quiet, peaceful, relaxing and beautiful.
It's a story of love, it's a story about what Christmas should be about: love.
Annie Weaver has just returned home after she hears of her father's terrible accident in which he broke both of his legs. She has been living with the "English" for t More...
I am so glad NetGalley gave me the opportunity to review this book!
What a beautiful story this book tells. It's quiet, peaceful, relaxing and beautiful.
It's a story of love, it's a story about what Christmas should be about: love.
Annie Weaver has just returned home after she hears of her father's terrible accident in which he broke both of his legs. She has been living with the "English" for t More...
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Dec 28, 2011
Dorothy
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It was challenging for me to give this three stars, but based on what the stars represent, it is suiting. I did like it. If I could have given this three and one-half stars, it would be more accurate. It's not as if I "really liked it" but I liked it well-enough.
This book was discovered on the list of popular free books for the Kindle. Because I enjoy Amish fiction, I didn't hesitate to download it onto my device. I had no preconceived notions about this book. All I wan More...
This book was discovered on the list of popular free books for the Kindle. Because I enjoy Amish fiction, I didn't hesitate to download it onto my device. I had no preconceived notions about this book. All I wan More...
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Dec 27, 2011
Darlene
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“Takes maturity to know the difference between tending to someone and caring for them.”
“God finds ways to bring blessing out of every tragedy.”
“No one’s always perfectly content.”
“We believe in giving ourselves up to what happens in life, to what God allows to happen.”
“Love doesn’t take time, it takes giving of yourself.”
(Mary, Samuel’s previous wife who died)—“She would have wanted him to find another, would have expected him to move on with his More...
“God finds ways to bring blessing out of every tragedy.”
“No one’s always perfectly content.”
“We believe in giving ourselves up to what happens in life, to what God allows to happen.”
“Love doesn’t take time, it takes giving of yourself.”
(Mary, Samuel’s previous wife who died)—“She would have wanted him to find another, would have expected him to move on with his More...
Nov 19, 2011
Kat
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Annie Weaver was 16 going on 17 when she was sent to live with her aunt during her rumschpringe. While most young teens are rebelling at this time, Annie has used hers to become a certified RN working at Mercy Hospital after living with her aunt for past three years. Three years working among the Englisch and three years away from her family. Now that she is seeing Christmas decorations everywhere she turns, she is missing them more and more. When she receives news that her father, Jacob has b
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Nov 12, 2011
Ibjoy1953
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Samuel couldn’t accept Annie’s career as a nurse and just didn’t think she could care for her dad the way that was needed, but she was determined to convince Samuel Yoder that he was wrong! And he watched Annie care for her dad, Samuel realized she did have the skills to properly care for him, but would the community and church accept her because of her college degree?
I love Amish fiction and getting to know new authors, and Vannetta Chapman is a new author for me. More...
Samuel couldn’t accept Annie’s career as a nurse and just didn’t think she could care for her dad the way that was needed, but she was determined to convince Samuel Yoder that he was wrong! And he watched Annie care for her dad, Samuel realized she did have the skills to properly care for him, but would the community and church accept her because of her college degree?
I love Amish fiction and getting to know new authors, and Vannetta Chapman is a new author for me. More...
Nov 11, 2011
Chamar
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I enjoy stories of the Amish, and their simple lifestyle with their uncomplicated yet strong faith. Annie's accepted youthful period to try out Englisch things was a little more rebellious that most; she pursued a nursing career until she was 20 years old. She returns home when her father has a medical emergency, and decides to stay and embrace the Amish life. She struggles with finding her place in the community, wanting to find a lucrative job to contribute to her household while she finds her
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Dec 14, 2010
Brenda
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I loved this book. The author writes these characters in a very down to earth real way, they come off as real people with real problems. The protagonist Annie, was a girl that was very easy to relate to. Going to live with her aunt during her rumspringe allowed her to become a part of the English world for a bit, she trained to be an RN, a secret she felt she needed to keep from her family back home. When she got the call that her father was sick she quickly goes home and judged a bit critically
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Dec 13, 2010
postcrdprincess
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DISCLOSURE: I was provided a copy of A Simple Amish Christmas by the publisher. I was not paid nor required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own.
I absolutely loved this book. I found the main characters to be believable and likeable. Annie Weaver; although working as a RN among the Englisch, was able to stay true to herself without compromising her Amish values or using her time of rumschpringe as an excuse to go wild and crazy.
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I absolutely loved this book. I found the main characters to be believable and likeable. Annie Weaver; although working as a RN among the Englisch, was able to stay true to herself without compromising her Amish values or using her time of rumschpringe as an excuse to go wild and crazy.
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Dec 12, 2010
Ron
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An effective story about a young Amish woman who uses her time among "the English" to become a registered nurse, and then is called back to her community when her father is injured in a buggy accident. Right off the bat, Annie has an abrasive encounter with Samuel, the man who serves as the community's medical advisor -- he still recalls the flighty girl who left, and treats her as such. Over time, their relationship changes, but both of them have a lot of self-doubt to overcome...
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Nov 24, 2010
Jacque
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Annie had left home and became a nurse even though it was against everything her faith believed in. She wasn't happy and wanted to return home but didn't know how she would be received. When the call came that her dad was hurt, she rushed home even though she knew she may never be able to practice again. After meeting Samuel, things became even more confusing because he was nothing like she remember him. Will things turn out so she can have the simple Amish Christmas she had been longing for?
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Nov 06, 2010
Delia
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Three years after leaving her family and the Amish community in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Annie Weaver returns home to care for her father, who’s been injured in a buggy accident.
During her time in the city, she became a licensed nurse. None of her Amish friends and family know of her new skills, but that doesn’t stop her from using them to give her father the best care she’s capable of providing. Contrary to the uncomplimentary opinion of Samuel Yoder, the insufferable Amish farmer wh More...
During her time in the city, she became a licensed nurse. None of her Amish friends and family know of her new skills, but that doesn’t stop her from using them to give her father the best care she’s capable of providing. Contrary to the uncomplimentary opinion of Samuel Yoder, the insufferable Amish farmer wh More...
Oct 02, 2010
Laura
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Title: A SIMPLE AMISH CHRISTMAS
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Publisher: Abington Press
October 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4267-1066-7
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Annie Weaver left home during her rumspringa to live with an aunt. While there, she got her GED and her RN. She has a good job at a Children’s hospital when she gets a call that her dad was in an accident. Annie drops everything and rushes home to care for her dad.
When she gets there, she discovers that More...
Author: Vannetta Chapman
Publisher: Abington Press
October 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4267-1066-7
Genre: Inspirational/Amish
Annie Weaver left home during her rumspringa to live with an aunt. While there, she got her GED and her RN. She has a good job at a Children’s hospital when she gets a call that her dad was in an accident. Annie drops everything and rushes home to care for her dad.
When she gets there, she discovers that More...
Aug 11, 2010
Kym
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A SIMPLE AMISH CHRISTAS is simply delightful, and my first ever Amish read. I’m not sure why it took me so long to finally read one but I’m certainly glad I did. I grew up watching LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE and have always felt drawn to the “simple life”. So why not the Amish.
It’s hard to believe this is Vannetta’s first book, it’s that well written. As an aspiring writer I found myself rereading several parts in hopes of the words sinking in enough to emulate later in my own writ More...
It’s hard to believe this is Vannetta’s first book, it’s that well written. As an aspiring writer I found myself rereading several parts in hopes of the words sinking in enough to emulate later in my own writ More...
Dec 27, 2010
Lydia
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First reviewed here: http://overweight-bookshelf.blogspot.com...
I admit, I am intrigued my the Amish lifestyle and, like Juju at Tales of Whimsy observed, would love to experience a day in the life of an Amish woman (or at least steal some of their recipes).
Amish fiction is an acquired taste-you either love it or leave it. I initially jumped on the Amish bandwagon when it had novel appeal, but the predictability and cookie-cutter aspect of some of the storylines left me bore More...
I admit, I am intrigued my the Amish lifestyle and, like Juju at Tales of Whimsy observed, would love to experience a day in the life of an Amish woman (or at least steal some of their recipes).
Amish fiction is an acquired taste-you either love it or leave it. I initially jumped on the Amish bandwagon when it had novel appeal, but the predictability and cookie-cutter aspect of some of the storylines left me bore More...
Nov 22, 2010
Megan
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This is a wonderful, feel-good Amish story. While the title has the word "Christmas" in it, the story is not as much about Christmas as it is a young woman finding her way in her Amish community.
Annie was spending her rumschpringe with her non-Amish aunt in Philadelphia. During that time, she took some classes and became an RN. While she was at work one day, she got a phone call that her dat had been in an accident and she needed to come home right away. When she came h More...
Annie was spending her rumschpringe with her non-Amish aunt in Philadelphia. During that time, she took some classes and became an RN. While she was at work one day, she got a phone call that her dat had been in an accident and she needed to come home right away. When she came h More...
Aug 08, 2011
Ruth
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Annie is called home to nurse her injured father, and leaves her big-city life without a backward glance. When she arrives home she sees a local Amish herb healer--sort of a doctor who hasn't been to medical school--and starts to help him with his work, and while he initially rubs her the wrong way....
I liked Annie and liked how she tried to integrate the knowledge she gained in the English world with her Amish ways. However, I just question how realistic the whole book was. I have More...
I liked Annie and liked how she tried to integrate the knowledge she gained in the English world with her Amish ways. However, I just question how realistic the whole book was. I have More...
Nov 20, 2011
Carolyn
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I would give A Simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman 5 stars plus!! It is a wonderful story; I loved it! One of the things that really grabbed my attention was the way in which both Samuel Yoder and Annie Weaver were able to acquire enough knowledge of medicine and medical procedures to fill a serious need in their Amish community. While I can understand the reluctance of many Old Order Amish people to embrace modern medicine, preferring to rely on God's will and intervention, still I think
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Nov 30, 2010
Carly
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Let me just get this out of the way. I don’t read a lot of Amish fiction, but I do enjoy it every once in a while. The biggest reason I do not read a lot of Amish fiction is because so many books have words here and there that are Pennsylvania Dutch. I think that slows a story down and I would prefer to not have to stop reading the book and go to the glossary in the back and look up the word. A Simple Amish Christmas had a fair amount of that, which got me off to an unenthusiastic start. Bu
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Nov 11, 2010
Lynn
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I enjoy reading Amish novels very much and Ms. Chapman was a new author to me. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, the light romance, the relaxing atmosphere and the story line.
When Annie Weaver left the Amish community to live with her aunt in the English world for a while, they all thought she was going through her running around years . Little did her family know that she had went back to school, finished with her GED , nursing and now was an R.N. Altho More...
Feb 05, 2011
Kat
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I first heard of the Amish community in an episode of Bones (the one where the boy was a musical prodigy), and it was from there that I learnt that they were a people who lived very simply - no TV, no music, no telephone... So when I saw this book on Amazon listed as free (well, $2 delivery for me, but still...) I decided to get it.
Reading it was quite a pleasant experience. I imagine the Amish way of life would be very fulfilling... though being a grown city person, I will probably ge More...
Reading it was quite a pleasant experience. I imagine the Amish way of life would be very fulfilling... though being a grown city person, I will probably ge More...
Dec 21, 2011
Beth
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This book was just what I needed at the start of my break. I honestly expected it to be a cheesy, and although it is a love story, it wasn't cheesy at all. The character's felt genuine as did Chapman's portrayal of the Amish way of living. It didn't just come across as how a non-Amish person thinks it should be.
The main character, Annie, has spent three years away from her Amish community. Once she returns, she realizes how much she has longed for a simpler way of life, but feels confu More...
The main character, Annie, has spent three years away from her Amish community. Once she returns, she realizes how much she has longed for a simpler way of life, but feels confu More...
Dec 20, 2011
Cathy
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Sweet but predictable romance set in an Amish community in PA. (Considering I live in/near one I was looking forward to this book.)
Annie Weaver, 16, can't find a job she likes. So she is sent to her aunt who lives among the Englisch. There she remembers watching her community's healer stitch up a young boy several years ago. While living with her aunt Annie gets her GED and studies nursing.
Called home when her father breaks both legs in a buggy accident, Annie is angered that the More...
Annie Weaver, 16, can't find a job she likes. So she is sent to her aunt who lives among the Englisch. There she remembers watching her community's healer stitch up a young boy several years ago. While living with her aunt Annie gets her GED and studies nursing.
Called home when her father breaks both legs in a buggy accident, Annie is angered that the More...
Nov 02, 2011
Mary
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At the age of 17, Annie Weaver is sent to live with her aunt. While doing so, she continues her education to become an RN. Let me remind you that this is against everything the Amish believe, that is receiving a higher education. One day while at work, she receives some horrible news. There has been an accident and she is asked to return home. Upon her return home, she finds herself butting heads with an Amish farmer who is having some personal issues of his own. What will this Christmas season
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Mar 09, 2011
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I wanted to share with you my review of this book that we featured on Daily Cheap Reads when it was offered free a few weeks ago.
A Simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman has the romance and delight of a holiday story, with the crisp, fresh feeling of a visit to Amish country.
Annie Weaver has followed the tradition of rumschpringe and moved away from home and the Amish lifestyle as a young woman. Annie used this rebellion period to earn a nursing degree and work in a child More...
A Simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman has the romance and delight of a holiday story, with the crisp, fresh feeling of a visit to Amish country.
Annie Weaver has followed the tradition of rumschpringe and moved away from home and the Amish lifestyle as a young woman. Annie used this rebellion period to earn a nursing degree and work in a child More...
Nov 18, 2010
Lisa
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This book was a first for me in many different levels. It was my first Kindle Freebie that I’ve read that is not a classic. The first book I’ve read that is Christian Lit. Also, the first book I’ve read that focuses on the Amish. Upon finishing the book, I’ve come to the conclusion that this genre might just not be for me.
There wasn’t necessarily anything wrong with the book. I thought it was well written. I just couldn’t get into it. If I describe the book in one word, the wo More...
There wasn’t necessarily anything wrong with the book. I thought it was well written. I just couldn’t get into it. If I describe the book in one word, the wo More...
Jan 07, 2012
Kasi
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Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. As her time of rumschpringe is about to come to an abrupt end, bringing for Annie an overwhelming sense of loneliness. She returns home and finds herself face-to-face with a budding romance with an Amish farmer and Annie has several important choices to make.
My Review - This book was so good and I would have loved to read it faster then I had. Right now though when I have More...
My Review - This book was so good and I would have loved to read it faster then I had. Right now though when I have More...
Dec 23, 2010
Amy
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Sep 09, 2010
Diane U
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Annie is such a wonderful Amish woman. She left home at sixteen to pursue her education while living with her Aunt in Philadelphia. She is called home to help her family and she heads back without a second thought. With the holiday season upon her, she is feeling really homesick for her Amish family and their traditions. Once returning back, she quickly gets back into her Amish routine while she cares for her father. In only a month's time, she meets Samuel, who cares for all the sick in th
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Dec 26, 2011
Melissa
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Such a peaceful story about Christmas and the simplicity that should perhaps be the more common Christmas experience rather than the holiday-shopping-giving-rushing-around-frenzy that can be so common. Reading this while living 6,000 miles away from 'home' gave it a particularly strong appeal as I definitely related to the desire to be home where Christmas has always been celebrated with certain traditions that I desire and miss terribly.
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Dec 23, 2010
Sandra
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Annie Weaver has returned home to Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to care for her father. Unknown to the community, she returns as a licensed nurse. No one, especially Samuel Yoder, the doctor caring for her father knows this. She decides she wants to stay in Mifflin County, but will she find a way to put her medical training to use? Will Samuel, who has fallen in love with her find a way to put his painful past behind him, forget about their age difference, and make a future for himself and An
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