This book has a heavier theme than most Amish fiction. The situations are very real though and draw you in. It can hit home for many readers as we can relate to a traumatic event that makes you change the way in which you view your life. The feelings of the domestic violence victim were accurately portrayed affecting other relationships and all facets of her life. The young cancer patient starts out being brave and upbeat until she has had enough and feels she can take it no more. The characters come to life. I like the way the characters are able to deal with their misunderstandings and mistakes without too much time going by. They seem like real adults. I loved it and highly recommend it. I picked this one up because I noticed a reference to Cleveland on the back jacket synopsis. I figured I'd look at that part and then put this down. Instead, I found a charming story of people trying to survive. Lucy, the heroine has lived through an abusive marriage and hates that her widowhood makes her feel happy and free.Calvin the hero has been jilted by his sweetheart who has fallen in love with his best friend. He's carrying around a lot of bitterness. Woven through this is the struggle of Lucy's cousin, Mattie to overcome breast cancer. It's written in an honest way and that makes the idea of a young woman losing a breast even more devastating. This is one time where the more obvious references to God didn't seem as heavy handed as some of the mainstream Christian fiction.I love how the Amish are fascinated with "Englisher" pop culture like Wal-Mart, Applebee's, Baskin-Robbins and Bob Evans.
A good family book. I like this author. I will have to try and get the next one in the series
—nitrodick
So enjoyed this book. Did not want it to end so on to book 2, The Protector.
—Dimetri
Excellent Each of her books gets better and better.
—robngrace4ever
This was nice -- not super fantastic... but good.
—moodring
i love it
—Test
