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I will also nominate The Amish Teacher’s Gift by Rachel Good
I've read The Amish Teacher's Gift, it was good. I'll nominate: Banished, by Linda Byler.
I can't find the cover for it.
Here's a description of the story: The first book in The Long Road Home trilogy, a unique and gripping Amish romance set in the South at the turn of the century.
It was the early 1900s when Obadiah (Oba) and Merriweather's (May's) parents died tragically, leaving them orphans at ten and eleven years old. When none of their nearby relations volunteer to take them in, they are set on a train to Arkansas to go live on their Amish aunt and uncle's cotton farm. Once there, it didn't take long to discover they would be treated cruelly, no matter what they did. May, always anxious to be a godly young lady, took on more and more responsibility, trying desperately to keep the peace and convince her older brother not to run away. But when they became teenagers and Oba received one especially cruel beating, he disappeared, leaving May to shoulder even more responsibility while navigating the dangerous and lonely world she'd been placed in.
When she encounters Clinton, a young black man, on the road one day, she sees a kindness in his eyes that she's been thirsting for. He is immediately drawn to her, too, but quickly reminds her that he is black and she is white. In that time and place, there is no chance of starting a friendship. But still, they find themselves meeting discretely, spending more time together than is proper, finding joy and solace in each other's company.
When things go from bad to unbearable at the farm, May realizes she must escape from her aunt and uncle. If only she knew where Oba had gone! Can she turn to Clinton for help? Where is God when she needs Him most?
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#4. Banished (The Long Road Home #1) by Linda Byler
Thank you for the nomination Nancy!
I’ve been wanting to read this !
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Now we can do it together Diane!
Barbara wrote: "Random.org determined that our read for May is...#4. Banished (The Long Road Home #1) by Linda Byler
Thank you for the nomination Nancy!"
Oh wow! I'm SO happy! I'm looking forward to reading this with y'all!! Lynda Byler is an Amish woman, living in the Amish Community right?
Barbara wrote: "DianeLikesToRead wrote: "I’ve been wanting to read this !"Now we can do it together Diane!"
This will be fun!! I'd love to hear what y'all think of the book, during and after the read.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Treasuring Emma (other topics)The Amish Teacher's Gift (other topics)
The authors exempt from nomination, since we've already selected one of their books this year, Amanda Flower, Marta Perry, and Sarah Price, because we make exceptions for novella collections. If you're not sure if your book is eligible for nomination, please leave a comment and one of the moderators will get back to you!
Rules:
1. Any Amish-themed novel is eligible.
2. One nomination per person.
3. If two people nominate the same book, each person's vote counts. So the book will feature twice in the list to give each vote an equal chance.
4. Nominations run until the 14th of the month, with the winner announced on the 15th.
5. The winning book is chosen using Random.org to make it completely fair.
6. Please don't nominate a book we have already read. You can see our list of previous group reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... or look at the group read's bookshelf here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books... (it includes the Christian group read as well).
7. Only nominate the first book in a series UNLESS we have already read #1 (see above link). In this case, #2 is then eligible for nomination!
Nominate away!!
#1. The Amish Teacher's Gift (Love & Promises #1) by Rachel J. Good -- Natalie
#2. Treasuring Emma (Middlefield Family #1) by Kathleen Fuller -- JD
#3. The Amish Teacher's Gift (Love & Promises #1) by Rachel J. Good -- Diane
#4. Banished (The Long Road Home #1) by Linda Byler -- Nancy
#5. The Amish Candymaker (The Amish of Mackinac County #2) by Laura V. Hilton -- Barbara
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