Chosen To Die

by Jerry S. Eicher

In a departure from his usual Amish fiction, Jerry Eicher has penned a futuristic political thriller in Chosen to Die. Young Amishman Enos Yoder faces the greatest crisis of his life when the government appears to target the Amish for their religious beliefs — and his mother lies on her deathbed. Regina Owens, the liberal minister in town, is having her normal world rocked to the core as she watches a woman gunned down who flees a police checkpoint. Will Enos and his family survive when the solution Enos finds is rejected by his father? And will Enos recover personally when his girlfriend is taken from him? Will his faith, backed by five hundred years of teaching against violence, quell the hatred rising in his heart? Will Regina find her answer? And can she live with the truth once she does? Chosen to die! Two worlds collide as the forces of evil drive them together.

317 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 12, 2015

About the author

Jerry Eicher’s bestselling Amish fiction (more than 210,000 in combined sales) includes The Adams County Trilogy, the Hannah’s Heart books, and the Little Valley Series. After a traditional Amish childhood, Jerry taught for two terms in Amish and Mennonite schools in Ohio and Illinois. Since then he’s been involved in church renewal, preaching, and teaching Bible studies. Jerry lives with his wife, Tina Eicher, and their four children in Virginia.

Reviews

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A virus with government mandated vaccine program.
Rumors are that some of the vaccines are corrupted.
The Amish historically avoid involvement with the government and its programs.
A young Amish man witnesses his mother's suffering and death. He's heard there are "safe" pills to take to immunize. His father forbids it. His siblings are dying. Dare he defy his father?
A black female AME pastor/preacher sees things she doesn't understand.
She's wondering about government's integrity.
Her gentleman friend poo-poos her concerns.
A college professor suggests she's right to question.
How does her life come to integrate with the Amish?
How is a black, a female, an Englischer pastor dealt with by the historically close Amish community?
What part does the government play in the deaths of so many Amish as well as other peoples?
Is the Amish community a "safe" place to "hide"?
Is it better to be Englischer?

Far different than the usual Eicher novel. This one makes you think: Could it happen?

The publisher needs to review the volume before reprinting. Several typos, uncompleted sentences, wrong pronoun, words not deleted when the text was revised; all annoying. None-the-less the story was very good.