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Diane wrote: "Hello everyone. Thank you for including me in this group. I love reading Amish books since they are "clean" books (no bad language, no sexual inuendos, etc.). I also have read all of the Beverly..."Welcome Diane from another Diane!
OMG, there are so many other great Amish authors other than Beverly Lewis. If you are looking for some series books, I would recommend:
Any series by Wanda E. Brunstetter but especially:
1. The Storekeeper's Daughter
2. The Quilter's Daughter
3. The Bishop's Daughter
Then check out Amy Clipston, Vannetta Chapman, Beth Wiseman, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Shelley Shepard Gray, Barbara Cameron and Kelly Long to name a few.
Feel free to check out our monthly group reads for other ideas as well!
Hello!Sorry I have not been online much here. I wish for you to know, I do enjoy the writings of Brunstetter and Lewis. I and my small family appear similar to Old Order Amish or Old Order River Brethren. I attend a rather plain Mennonite Meetinghouse. I know quite a number of families that have come from the Amish.
I have had contact with Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Quakers. I know a lot about the origins of all of them.
Some, within other more orthodox groups, would forbid the purchasing of any of these books. Interestingly, the Meetinghouse we attend, the members vary...some have never read the books and others have.
I have not been able, recently, to do much reading at all. (We are tending to my wife's widowed and frail sister.) It is confined to the Holy Bible and such. When the time allows, I hope to return to reading more of the Amish novels I have missed!
I am glad to be a member of this group. Pray, pardon my negligence in remarking sooner. An awful lot has been going on since I joined this group. Most of the newer releases of books from various authors, I have not even had an opportunity to read the details of.
I hope to be here a bit more, when time suffers. Yes, I have many of Brunstetter and Lewis's writings, and other authors as well. Hopefully things will improve so I can read more soon.
Gut lesen an euch alle! ~ Good reading to you all!
Timothy
Timothy, it's good to hear from you. Welcome to our group. The problem here, of course, is trying to keep up with all of the wonderful Amish and Christian books that are coming on the market all the time. There was a time when Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis were just about the only authors writing in the Amish genre; now there are many, such as the ones Diane U. mentioned. Enjoy!
Hi Diane,Any Amish books that I have read have been awesome. My new favorite is The Outcast by Jolina Petersheim, She is also a member of this book club!
Hello Timothy,It is nice to meet you and have you as a part of this group.
The Outcast: A Modern Retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim is also my latest favorite. I highly recommend it.
Dankeschön! Sie sind freundlich! ~ Thank you! You are kind! It is equally nice to meet you as well, Linda, as well as others here. I have not read the latest from Cindy Woodsmall nor the new releases from Clipston, Reid, and others as yet.
I shall be happy to look into Jolina Petersheim. (I had some Petersheim acquaintances in MO a few years ago.)
Gut lesen an euch alle! ~ Good reading to you all!
Regards,
Timothy
Thank you so much for sharing about The Outcast, Diane and Carolyn E, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Timothy. My husband is a Mennonite/Amish background Petersheim; I was a Lancaster County Mennonite background Miller before we married. :)
Hi! I'm Rebecca, and I LOVE to read! I devour amish fiction, or any good, clean, christian fiction. I am looking forward to joining your discussions!
@ Carloyn E: Thanks.
@Rachel: I will probably use yoru suggestion. I might have restart because I think I've already lost my copy.
Nice to meet you both, Timothy and Rebecca!
Natalie wrote: "Last night while I was asleep I got an idea for a new book. I'm a little nervous since I've not written in awhile. This book will be about a woman, (not sure of her name, age, hair color, complexi..."Natalie,
Great idea, write it. I would be interested in reading something like that.
Blessings,Tina
Natalie wrote: "I have started my new story. I am about a page and a half in. I will keep you posted. Any title title recommendations? These would appreciated."Natalie,
I have not written a book (thought about it though) but I think waiting for the title until you have written at least some of the book as you might get a great title from the story. Don't know how authors decide on their titles.
Blessings,Tina
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I read a lot of Christian Fiction, including Amish fiction so I thought I'd join this group as well. Lancaster, PA is one of my favorite places to visit. I was there last week for a huge craft show and will be going again this week to Sight & Sound theater to see "Noah".
Welcome new members, this is a great site.Alina, you will love Noah..I was in Lancaster the first weekend of this month and we saw Noah, it is fantastic.
Blessings, Tina
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How exciting, Alina! Welcome to the group.
Barbara Ann wrote: "Welcome Alina. I love Lancaster too -- we used to live 7 miles from the Lancaster county line, in Honey Brook (setting of a Beverly Lewis series). When Noah first opened my in-laws gave us tickets ..."We've seen all the other shows there and loved them. Somehow, we missed seeing Noah when it was there years ago so real glad it has returned.
Alina,I saw Noah years ago when it was there too...this one is just as good...
Moses is coming in March and I want to see that too.
blessings,Tina
I live in Lancaster, PA! I love it here!
Linda wrote: "I live in Lancaster, PA! I love it here!"I love it too Linda....how long have you lived there?
Blessings,Tina
We didn't get to see Noah as my husband couldn't join us. Had a lovely 4-day weekend in Lancaster with my 3 daughters. Husband joined us on Sunday to go to Hershey Park (our fav park!). We will go see Noah in the Fall before it leaves.
Hey Ladies.......I'm new here & want to thanks for allowing me to join. I've only been interested in Amish life & reading about it in the last 5-7 years; but I find it educational, inspirational & very believable. My favorite authoress in this genre is Beverly Lewis. Can you all recommend whom you think is best?
Ruth wrote: "Hey Ladies.......I'm new here & want to thanks for allowing me to join. I've only been interested in Amish life & reading about it in the last 5-7 years; but I find it educational, inspirational & ..."Welcome Ruth! So glad for you to join us :) My favorites are Cindy Woodsmall and Kelly Long, but there are many good authors out there...Shelley Shepard Gray, Tricia Goyer, etc.
I can't really vouch for my own work (let another man praise thee and not thine own lips) but my books Amish by Accident and An Unforgivable Secret both have an average 4.5 Stars on Amazon. So it seems that people who love Amish fiction enjoy them. The eBooks are only $2.99.
I'd be honored if you wanted to check them out!
Thanks!
J.E.B. Spredemann
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Welcome Ruth!!I think I started reading Amish fiction back in 2005 and haven't looked back. When I ventured out from Beverly Lewis' books I read Wanda Brunstetter and then added Beth Wiseman, Shelley Shepard Gray, and Barbara Cameron. If you're looking for quick, sweet reads, try Emma Miller's Hannah's Daughters,/i>.
Hi, I'm Janet and love reading Amish books. I usuallyDownload books onto my kindle.
Hi Janet! Great to have you here. :) Personally, it seems like I can't get enough Amish books to read. I love them - so much so, that I began writing my own! I don't know if you've read any of them before, but I would be honored if you wanted to check them out. But PLEASE don't feel pressured.
Right now, Amish by Accident is just $0.99 in eBook format on Kindle.
If you do check them out, I hope you absolutely LOVE them :)
Nice to 'meet' you.
Blessings,
Jenn (J. Spredemann)
Welcome JanetI am Janice & live in the UK i have a kindle which i got a few months ago so now i also download the books instead of buying them & i too love Amish Books
Hugs Janice
Janet wrote: "Hi, I'm Janet and love reading Amish books. I usually
Download books onto my kindle."
Hello, I just discovered your group and look forward to interacting here.
Annette wrote: "Hi Susan and welcome."Hi Annette,
I see you're from Australia. I've always wanted to visit there. :) Nice to meet you here.
Welcome Susan i am Janice & am in the UKHugs Janice
Good to meet you, Janice. It's fun to realize there are Fans of Amish Fiction all over the world. :)
Hi, everyone. I'm new here and just checking around the group's boards. I've been getting a bunch of Amish books on my Kindle. It's nice because they're dependably clean.
MB wrote: "Hi, everyone. I'm new here and just checking around the group's boards. I've been getting a bunch of Amish books on my Kindle. It's nice because they're dependably clean."Hi MB! Welcome to our group :)
Hi Everyone, i'm a newbie here and have been a fan of Amish fiction since the owner of a Christian book store introduced men to Beverly Lewis, more years ago than I care to admit. My Kindle library is about 2/3 Amish books, the other 3rd are recipe books. Anyway, I live in the Catskill Mountains of NY with my 2 cats. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and reading new books.
Cynthia wrote: "Hi Everyone, i'm a newbie here and have been a fan of Amish fiction since the owner of a Christian book store introduced men to Beverly Lewis, more years ago than I care to admit. My Kindle librar..."You sound like me. I started with Beverly Lewis, too. It must be beautiful in the Catskills this time of year.:)
Susan wrote: "You sound like me. I started with Beverly Lewis, too. It must be beautiful in the Catskills this time of year.:)" Hi Susan, I have the boxed set of her "Abram's Daughters" books that I got a great deal on. Sadly, the colors up where I live weren't very nice this year. We've had a really warm fall with no real frost and the trees are pretty drab. :(
Hello everyone, I too have a love for reading Amish books, also watching Amish movies when I can get my hands on one. I've been wanting to join a book club for a while now and saw this club on the list. So exciting!
hi and welcome Kathleen....it's hard to find amish movies but I am interested in what you have watched. I have seen two Amish Grace and Saving Sarah Cain
@Kathleen: Hello. The first two Heritage of Lancaster County books by Beverly Lewis, the Shunning and The Confession, have been made into Hallmark Channel movies. It appears as if the third book, The Reckoning, will be made into a movie sometime next year. It also appears as though Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio by Serena B Miller, which is about English main characters but takes place in an Amish community, will be a T.V. movie on the Uplifting Christian Television channel sometime next January. Hope this helps.
Hi, everyone. I've been a member of this group for six months, but I can't remember whether I introduced myself. I read the July selection. My memoir was published in September and today was highlighted in Suzanne Woods Fisher's blog. If you want to learn more and register for the giveaway going on there, here's how: http://suzannewoodsfisher.com/blog/20...
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Welcome Shirley! So glad to have you in the group. I was just talking about your book 2 days ago with one of the ladies that works for Brethren Press in Elgin, IL.
Terri wrote: "hi and welcome Kathleen....it's hard to find amish movies but I am interested in what you have watched. I have seen two Amish Grace and Saving Sarah Cain"There is also 'Harvest of Fire'. I believe it is a Hallmark movie.
There are a couple of good (factual) documentaries on YouTube, produced by the BBC. They are 'Amish - A Secret Life' and 'Trouble in Amish Paradise'.
Hope this helps :)
Hi! I am Debbie and I am an Amish fiction junkie! I become "hooked" about 10 years ago, when I was out in Lancaster County, PA and the local quilt shops started carrying Beverly Lewis' books. I can't get enough. Good and not so good.I can't believe how this genre of books has grown in the number of authors that have cropped up.
I hear the clip clop of horses towing buggies every time I read one!
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Hi Diane! Welcome to the group :)