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The Redemption of Sarah Cain
Her future, and the lives of her young siblings, is in the hands of a fancy "Englischer" from Portland...Sarah Cain.
Lydia Cottrell, eldest of five Amish orphans, made a promise to her dying mother to "keep the family together." But soon she discovers that guardianship has been granted to a virtual strangera well-to-do aunt from Portland, Oregon, who cares little for Mamma
Paperback, 313 pages
Published
August 1st 2000
by Bethany House Publishers
(first published July 1st 2000)
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I chose this to complete the "Read a book about a religion not your own" in the Book Challenge. So, all right, Amish is still Christian as I am. But like my religion, the two live in such ways that distinctly separate us from other Christian religions. In my religion's case, that's only one thing that separates us, though! And from this book, I really didn't get too many details on specific beliefs of the Amish. Just that they believe in the Bible, and prayer, and the Holy Ghost. Nothing foreign...more
I really enjoyed reading ‘The Redemption of Sarah Cain’. I have not
yet seen the movie and I haven't been able to find the original book,
as this is the movie edition of the book. I do look forward to reading
the other version of the book as well as watching the movie to
compare. Beverly Lewis is one of my favorite authors of the Amish
genre and the story didn't disappoint. Most of the books I read are
about the Old Order Amish so I was rather surprised that this one is
about the New Order Amish and to...more
yet seen the movie and I haven't been able to find the original book,
as this is the movie edition of the book. I do look forward to reading
the other version of the book as well as watching the movie to
compare. Beverly Lewis is one of my favorite authors of the Amish
genre and the story didn't disappoint. Most of the books I read are
about the Old Order Amish so I was rather surprised that this one is
about the New Order Amish and to...more
The plot unfolds with a successful and very busy woman, Sarah, finding out that her Amish sister has passed away, leaving her the legal guardian of her five Amish children. There's a clash of cultures, and a determination of priorities as Sarah works out the situation. The book is labeled Christian Fiction, so there's more of an emphasis on her spiritual journey in the book than in the movie. The story made me think about faith and culture and choices.
The book also made me want to be Amish. Seri...more
The book also made me want to be Amish. Seri...more
The Redemption of Sarah Cain is one of the best books I've read in recent weeks. The storyline is simple, yet portrayed in such a way that you feel the book holds a much deeper meaning.
Beverly Lewis shows great compassion over feelings, and I love how she intertwines her heritage into her writing.
Iwill definetly read more of her books.
Beverly Lewis shows great compassion over feelings, and I love how she intertwines her heritage into her writing.
Iwill definetly read more of her books.
I enjoy Beverly Lewis although sometimes I get frustrated with the dialogue. Because of my job I come across and deal with a lot of Amish and I've never once heard them speak the way Beverly portrays. Then again, I rarely come across Pennsylvania Dutch so it might be regional.
I enjoyed The Redemption of Sarah Cain. I like that the ending wasn't expected. My one issue with this book was that it only took a week for Sarah to completely change her life. While I get that sometimes people do change q...more
I enjoyed The Redemption of Sarah Cain. I like that the ending wasn't expected. My one issue with this book was that it only took a week for Sarah to completely change her life. While I get that sometimes people do change q...more
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I prevoiusly saw The Redemption of Sarah Cain as a movie on Lifetime and thought it was really cute. I picked up the book and decided to give it a try and ended up being really disappointed. In a rare occassion, I found the movie to be better than the book it was influenced by.
The Redemption of Sarah Cain tells the story Sarah Cain, an "Englicsher," and her five Amish nieces and nephews she is forced to look after. I expected the book to be more like the movie, but it was completely different. I...more
The Redemption of Sarah Cain tells the story Sarah Cain, an "Englicsher," and her five Amish nieces and nephews she is forced to look after. I expected the book to be more like the movie, but it was completely different. I...more
Beverly Lewis did an outstanding job.. i loved it.. finished it in two days couldn't put the book down.
This book really kept me wanting more.. i seriously really got into this book..
The Redemption of Sarah Cain is primarily told from the viewpoint of Lydia Cottrell who is the oldest of five Amish children. Several years prior their father died, and then a few years later, their mother, Ivy Cain Cottrell passed away too, leaving the five Cottrell children as orphans.
Lydia is the oldest and at on...more
This book really kept me wanting more.. i seriously really got into this book..
The Redemption of Sarah Cain is primarily told from the viewpoint of Lydia Cottrell who is the oldest of five Amish children. Several years prior their father died, and then a few years later, their mother, Ivy Cain Cottrell passed away too, leaving the five Cottrell children as orphans.
Lydia is the oldest and at on...more
The Redemption of Sarah Cain by Beverly Lewis
I was graciously sent this book by Bethany House Publishers, and I could not be more glad.
I have to say, I really enjoyed The Redemption of Sarah Cain.
Beverly Lewis is probably one of the more well-known Amish fiction authors, but this was the first book of hers I have read, and I definitely was not let down.
The Redemption of Sarah Cain is primarily told from the viewpoint of Lydia Cottrell who is the oldest of five Amish children. Several years prior...more
I was graciously sent this book by Bethany House Publishers, and I could not be more glad.
I have to say, I really enjoyed The Redemption of Sarah Cain.
Beverly Lewis is probably one of the more well-known Amish fiction authors, but this was the first book of hers I have read, and I definitely was not let down.
The Redemption of Sarah Cain is primarily told from the viewpoint of Lydia Cottrell who is the oldest of five Amish children. Several years prior...more
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Finished "The Redemption of Sarah Cain" by Beverley Lewis. It's a story set in the Lancaster County where the very few Amish lived. My 6th book installment for the month of May.
Learned that it's not the amount of things that you have in life that makes you wealthy but the love of your friends and family that makes you rich.
The trappings of this life pulls us down when we are called to travel light. We are not supposed to accumulate things, instead we are told to have friends as many of them as p...more
Learned that it's not the amount of things that you have in life that makes you wealthy but the love of your friends and family that makes you rich.
The trappings of this life pulls us down when we are called to travel light. We are not supposed to accumulate things, instead we are told to have friends as many of them as p...more
Feb 14, 2011
Jennifer Pittman
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I enjoyed this book, but I wish it had gone into more details about the Amish lifestyle. I think next I'll read her book in which the characters are from the Old Order instead of the New Order. This was adapted to fit the movie, I haven't read the original one she wrote.
So I just got done reading about to film that is based on this book. The film sounds as if it's going to be COMPLETELY different. In it Sarah is a writer instead of a real estate agent. Also it seems as if her decision is going t...more
So I just got done reading about to film that is based on this book. The film sounds as if it's going to be COMPLETELY different. In it Sarah is a writer instead of a real estate agent. Also it seems as if her decision is going t...more
Mar 05, 2009
Elizabeth
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I did NOT enjoy reading this book. I can't even put into words what annoyed me so much about it. I just think it was poorly written. Maybe there weren't enough adjectives...I don't know. It was just soooo predictable and and you hardly had enough information on most of the characters to decide whether or not you liked them!!!
This is the ONE book I read where I thought the movie was better and if you know me, that's pretty serious. And I didn't even think the movie was that great.
This is the ONE book I read where I thought the movie was better and if you know me, that's pretty serious. And I didn't even think the movie was that great.
similar to Coop, this is not great literature - but after a recent trip to Lancaster County in PA, I really wanted to read a novel about the Amish. I didn't realize that they live so close to the "outside world" - I was somehow under the impression that they were very removed and lived in some sort of compound. but no! they're shopping at target! buggy parking is everywhere! they wave when you drive past!
so this book tells the story of Sarah, who is faced with a dilemma when her estranged sister...more
so this book tells the story of Sarah, who is faced with a dilemma when her estranged sister...more
I was excited to discover that the movie that sparked my interest in the Amish, “Saving Sarah Cain,” was actually a book. should have know that The Redemption of Sarah Cain would not live up to my expectations as that seems to be my luck with books-to-movies.
Boring, bad characterizations, and a poorly written narrative and plot, The Redemption of Sarah Cain was a complete disappointment. The story line is not as fleshed out as her other novels, and the story becomes difficult to follow with two...more
Boring, bad characterizations, and a poorly written narrative and plot, The Redemption of Sarah Cain was a complete disappointment. The story line is not as fleshed out as her other novels, and the story becomes difficult to follow with two...more
Forgiveness, so important! This was the first book I read that containted Amish characters and beliefs. I love how much the family enfused Christ into their lives. Ahh, the simple life. This book was rejuvinating for me to read. It also helped me realize how much stinkin time I waste. I can't belive being 16 and as amazing at homemaking skills and life's challenges as these girls are.
Although somewhat trite a good clean read. It is said truth is stranger than fiction so I imagine some fellow could find his way to God just before his extremely self involved, totally materialistic, 'friend' has the same epiphany. Sarah's greed for the materialistic is a mirrored image for many. We do not realize how entangled we become with possessions. I really enjoy reading about the Plain life. Thank you Ms. Lewis.
Some of my disappointment in this book came from the expectation of events that someone had told me were in the movie, Sarah Cain. They were never in the book. The plot seemed too forced and the ending rushed and predictable. Not that I felt this detracted from the realism of life as it was depicted in this Amish family. The book was a quick read and I feel that it could be classified as Young Adult.
I've had a hard time deciding what to rate this book. Because I started a 2 week vacation when I was only 20 pages or so into the book, it was hard to come back to and read so sporadically over a whole 3 week period. It took me 2 weeks to get through the first third of the book and a week to finish the rest of it. I think I would have liked it much better if I could have read it quicker.
This was my first "Amish" book to read. The Amish language kind of got to me after a while, but it wasn't terr...more
This was my first "Amish" book to read. The Amish language kind of got to me after a while, but it wasn't terr...more
Basically I liked it because it was what I consider a gentle, inspirational read. An older Lewis book from 2000. While there are sequels to this title, with continuing stories of the characters from this book, I doubt if I'll read them any time soon. Sometimes it just feels good to read something that's filled with compassion and morals.
being a catholic is tough enough, so i wonder what it must be like being a plain irish catholic!...
this one just captures your spiritual side and makes you remember all your sins all of the sudden and you just want to change. it is beautiful the redemption of sarah cain, and tells you just how good it feels to be part of the saved.
this one just captures your spiritual side and makes you remember all your sins all of the sudden and you just want to change. it is beautiful the redemption of sarah cain, and tells you just how good it feels to be part of the saved.
I found out that they made a movie from this book, so I expected it to be good, but I was disappointed. Dumb plot... And the way they present the gospel is really unrealistic. Typical Christian romance--everything falls into place and they live happily ever after with lots of money because they love God and believe in Jesus.
I read this book because I saw the movie and really enjoyed it. I usually prefer the book over the movie (or vice versa) but in this case I actually like both equally. This is because although the general story is the same they are quite different in the detail. A great story about change. (:
I gotta say, that even as a Beverly Lewis fan, this one was a bit of a let-down. I felt that it was pain-stakenly predictable, and fell flat at conclusion. I wouldn't recommend it, unless you're looking for a "feel-good" book that doesn't take much thought. Harsh, I know, but I was disappointed!
For some reason I really liked this story. It was interesting learning about the Amish way of life. I really liked that the sister wanted to love the neices and nephews she hardly knew. I enjoyed how the story told of healing and of forgiveness. It was an easy read. I enjoyed very much.
I know books and movies are different mediums and changes have to be made as books are turned into movies. I accept this. But I was very surprised in this case. I liked the movie-it's lovely and heart-warming, so I decided to read the book, knowing it would be a little different. I am amazed that the movie makers paid the author for the rights and then paid a screenwriter to write a totally different story. As far as I could see, the only things in the movie that came from the book are the chara...more
I really enjoyed The Redemption of Sarah Cain. Beverly Lewis has an amazing gift writing about
the Amish. This story is about Sarah Cain whose widowed sister dies living behind 5 young
children and requests Sarah as guardian to raise the children.
the Amish. This story is about Sarah Cain whose widowed sister dies living behind 5 young
children and requests Sarah as guardian to raise the children.
I liked this book more than I expected to! I had read one Beverly Lewis book previously and really did not enjoy it. However, with this one, I found myself reading "just one more chapter" to see what would happen net.
This book was really good. I love reading about Amish life. This book is a lot different than the movie, and I was really surprised. I still loved it though. I love Beverly Lewis' books, and this is a great book. :)
I am always intrigued by the Amish life - how they live and why they choose to live as they do. Why the next generation stays and continues on. This book was good--predictable and rushed at the end--but a good read.
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Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country and both a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician, has been an award-winning author for over a dozen years. Her acclaimed novel, The Preacher's Daughter, was a 2006 Quill Book Award finalist in the romance category. Her books have appeared on numerous best...more
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Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country and both a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician, has been an award-winning author for over a dozen years. Her acclaimed novel, The Preacher's Daughter, was a 2006 Quill Book Award finalist in the romance category. Her books have appeared on numerous best...more
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