The Covenant (Abrams Daughters, #1)

Posted on 05 January 2018 by Beverly Lewis

Book 1 of Abram s Daughters series from bestselling author Beverly Lewis Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler s Knob together than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark haired English boy, it is Sadie s younger sister, Leah, who suffers from her sister s shameful loss of innocence And what of Leah s sweetheart, Jonas Mast, sent to Ohio under the Bishop s command Drawn into an incomprehensible pact with her older sister, Leah finds her dreams spinning out of control, even as she clings desperately to the promises of God The Covenant begins a powerful Lancaster portrait of the power of family and the miracle of hope. Free Download The Covenant (Abrams Daughters, #1) Author Beverly Lewis For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is a beautifully written, compelling tale of the life of a young Amish girl What I particularly appreciated in this novel is the author s understanding that the religion practiced by the Old Order Amish is not a saving faith in Christ alone for salvation There are a ton of Christian Amish books out there whose authors equate the theology of the Amish with other,mainstream Christian denominations and this simply cannot be done Anyway, back to the point this is a wonderful series This is a beautifully written, compelling tale of the life of a young Amish girl What I particularly appreciated in this novel is the author s understanding that the religion practiced by the Old Order Amish is not a saving faith in Christ alone for salvation There are a ton of Christian Amish books out there whose authors equate the theology of the Amish with other,mainstream Christian ...First in the series Abrams Daughters..loved it This got me hooked on the entire series I love the Amish this series is awesome Feels like I m living in LancasterI picked this book up at the library due to good reviews from my friends At first I thought that the book might be a little too simply written to have any literary value to me It was very easy and quick to read, but by the end of the book I was interested in the lives of the characters and will probably read the rest of the series to find out what happens It was actually a nice break to read something that I didn t have to think about much This is not to say that there is nothing to be l I picked th...The Covenant is the first book in the five book series, Abram s Daughters To me, this book started out kind of slow and I wasn t really into the story, but after readingit definitely got my attention Once I was done reading this book I was ready to start book 2I read the whole series It felt like the author wanted the family to all become Christians instead of following their own ways This alone irritated me the most throughout the series as the author converted one family member after another.Also for being as considerate and loyal to each other as the characters would seem one moment, they would turn around and do something completely opposite of that the next in order to make something dramatic happen or to drive characters even further apart I I read the whole series It felt like the author wanted the family to all become Christians instead of following their own ways This alone irritated me the most throughout the series as the author converted one family member after another.Also for being as considerate and loyal to each other as the characters wo...This is a coming of age story of 4 young Amish girls living in Lancaster County, PA In the Amish community when a young person turns 16 they are officially allowed to date and they are encouraged to have fun and the rules are a little relaxed before they make their covenant with the church and the way of life ...I loved this book I ve been interested in the Amish and their culture since I read Jodi Picoult s Plain Truth, and read Beverly Lewis debut novel The Shunning earlier this year However, I felt a bit let down by Lewis first novel although it was compelling it was rather predictable and the character s didn t completely come to life for me The Covenant, however, was very different and showed a vast improvement in Lewis writing.The story centres around an Amish family with four daughters T I loved this book I ve been interested in the Amish and their culture since I read Jodi Picoult s Plain T...The Covenant is book one in the Abram s Daughters series by Beverly Lewis This story takes us to the heart of Amish country and into the home of Abram and Ida Ebersol, the parents of four daughters The Covenant focuses mainly on the two older girls, Sadie and Leah Sadie is in her rumschpringe, the running around period for Amish youth, in which they may experience the English way of life without facing the consequences of the Elders or risk being shunned It s during this time that she The Covenant is book one in the Abram s Daughters series by Beverly Lewis This story takes us to the heart of Amish country and into the home of Abram and Ida Ebersol, the parents of four daughters The Covenant focuses mainly on the two older girls, Sadie and Leah Sadie is in her rumschpringe, the running around period for Amish youth, in which they may experience the English way of life without facing the consequences of the Elders or risk being shunned It s during this time that she falls for the handsome English boy, Derry with whom she carries on a sordid love affair When the forbidden romance yields shocking results, Sadie is left alone to face the consequences of her actions and in the course of doing...A review from my old blog joint review of The Covenant and The Sacrifice I found myself drawn into these books like I haven t been for a long time Many of these books on my list are not books that I would normally read for pleasure The reasons for that are various Many of the books from the past week aren t my normal fare simply because I am a college graduate and not in elementary school or middle school That s not to say that they aren t good books of course Some of the other books fa A review from my old blog joint review of The Covenant and The Sacrifice I found myself drawn into these books like I haven t been for a long time Many of these books on my list are not books that I would normally read for pleasure The reasons for that are various Many of the books from the past week aren t my normal fare simply because I am a college graduate and not in elementary school or middle school That s not to say that they aren t good books of course Some of the other books fall outside my normal range because I have matured in my tastes in reading books like that are all of the Gilbert Morris books Even as I sit and write this review I can t wait to dive into the last book, the conclusion of this story and finally see Leah become Jonas Leah.I have always been intrigued by the Amish and reading Mrs Lewis books have often satisfied or intensified that curiosity I also find it interesting how she deals wi...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I went into the library and said I m going to read an Amish book I see them all the time, it s a genre I ve never read, so I decided to finally try it Boy, was this book horrendous.One, there is no romance As one of the heroines mentions, lip kissin is for marriage Look, I don t care if a romance novel doesn t have furious humping, but I expect there to be an emotional connection between romantic leads There is none here I think they eat popcorn together and ride a horse buggy at night I went into the library and said I m going to read an Amish book I see them all the time, it s a genre I ve never read, so I decided to finally try it Boy, was this book horrendous.One, there is no romance As one of the heroines mentions, lip kissin is for marriage Look, I don t care if a romance novel doesn t have furious humping, but I expect there to be an emotional connection between romantic leads There is none here I think they eat popcorn together an...

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05 January 2018

Beverly Lewis