Redemption (Volume 3)

Spirit of the Amish #3

by Beth Shriver

When Dr. Daniel Kauffman asks the headstrong Fannie Hochstetler to assist him in a clinic he has set up in the Amish community, she reluctantly agrees. Tired of her mother’s attempts to plan her life, Fannie sees the offer as an opportunity to become a midwife, even if that means working with a man as

insufferable as Daniel.
 

Daniel isn’t thrilled to be working with Fannie either, but he needs her help in order to split his time between the hospital and the community. And she’s a natural with the patients. But the longer he works with Fannie, the more he misses the community he left all those years ago—and the harder it becomes for him to resist the tug to return. Will Daniel be able to find redemption and the love he longs for?

Genres: Amish, Christian Fiction

295 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2015

About the author

Beth started writing after working as a social worker. She received a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from the University of Nebraska.She writes in a variety of genres in both fiction and non-fiction.

Bethshriverwriter.com

bethshriverwriter.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Heather K. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. Just ok

The basic storyline of this novel is what prompted me to check out our from my library - and that I did enjoy. (I have a soft spot for things related to midwifery.)
However, the writing itself was really not that good. Perhaps the author needed more editing & reworking? I don't know, but I found the characters kind of plastic and didn't feel moved by the psychology that was included. It just didn't hang together well and appear believable. Too many strange bits and pieces that didn't work out or make sense - Cindy was engaged that quickly?, Lydia/Misty was returned to her birth parents just because they said she was theirs and then given up for adoption?, how was our hero going to pay off his med school debt?, and so forth.
Simply put, this was a nice story idea that should have been better fleshed out.

[Sherrill Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Amish story, but only incidentally.

Fannie Hofstadler longs for a family of her own, but has not yet met the rright man. In the German town of the Amish, her Mamm and Mammi (mother & grandmother) are fighting over how much onlions go into the stew, whilst she goes out to milk the black cow. Fannie, with her green eyes, has trained to be a midwife, and is excellent at it. Enter: Dr. Daniel Kauffman, a doctor who divides his time between a hospital, and delivering babies in the Amish community. We are taken along as he makes his rounds to call on patients and gain the confidence of the little community, to his own parents homes, and as he softens, and as she becomes more understanding, and as they both learn (and we learn) about the gentle Amish and their ways.

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy books about the Amish, but this book lacked something. I like the two main characters and the basic plot, but there was a disjointed-ness to the storytelling. Large sections of time were not well accounted for. Sometimes it seemed like the story took place over a longer period of time and sometimes time was short. Having read several books about the Amish, there were problems that needed to be addressed that were barely mentioned. The Bishop was mentioned multiple times, but never appeared as a character and the issues were never brought up. Will Daniel return to his faith? Will he continue to drive to reach his patients? What about his cell phone? How can Fannie marry him if the Bishop doesn’t welcome him back?

[Deb Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

God’s will always prevails

A heart warming story that will keep your interest. I didn’t want to put it down. Good Christian read that has you thinking about, what the life of the Amish would look like.

[Kaye Wingo · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic story

[Ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part of this book is the rain storm and how individuals react to its aftermath.
Former Amish man became an obstetrician. He's putting time in at the local hospital to pay back his student loans. The old doctor in the Amish community no longer has the energy to keep up with their needs and so asks the young doctor to help out as he is able. The young Amish woman is training with him to become a midwife.
Ride along in the old pick up truck as the doctor and midwife trainee encounter various situations and the time together has them going from bickering to questioning where they are in life and where they want to be. The doctor's nurse has her ideas while the doctor's family have theirs; the midwife's mother and grandmother can't be in a room together for long without friction.
Come see how it all works out.
Light read.