I enjoyed Spring’s Renewal. It’s rare for me to pick up a story based on Amish characters. When I pick books to review I only get the title, author, and description; no picture. The story line sounded nice so I picked it and didn’t know it had Amish characters until it arrived. I actually didn’t mind this one because the author didn’t beat me over the end with the fact that they are Amish and do things differently. She just wrote about their life matter of factly.
Clara is a strong heroine that I would like to be friends with. Tim truly enjoys farming and has good moral character. The school children are fun and real. The adults and community are intriguing, but most of all – I want to eat pie at the Inn!
Here is the backcover copy:
Tim Graber arrives in Sugarcreek to help his aunt and uncle with spring planting. At first, Tim doesn’t fit in with his many cousins and their crowded lifestyle. But when he meets Clara Slabaugh, the local school teacher, he understands why the Lord brought him to Sugarcreek.
Clara is shy and quiet. Scarred from a fire when she was small, Clara has resigned herself to living alone and caring for her mother, who tells her that no man will ever see past her scars, and that Clara needs to keep teaching in order to make ends meet.
Her father passed away years ago, and her mother depends on her. But the scars mean nothing to Tim. He appreciates her quiet nature and her wonderful, loving way with children. Yet Tim has a sweetheart back home in Indiana. As these two hearts struggle to determine their path, tragedy strikes, and every other worry seems insignificant in comparison.
Though they now face a life they never imagined, will Tim and Clara have the faith to step out and risk everything for a chance at true love?
You can find more information at the author’s site. You can read the first chapter at Where the Story Begins. Published by Avon Inspire.
This book was sent to me through Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for the book tour. The words are fully my own and I have no affiliate links in this post.
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