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Zusatztext Praise for the Novels of Marta Perry “What a joy it is to read Marta Perry's novels!...everything a reader could want—strong! well-defined characters! beautiful! realistic settings! and a thought-provoking plot. Readers of Amish fiction will surely be waiting anxiously for her next book.”—Shelley Shepard Gray! New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters of the Heart series “A born storyteller! Marta Perry skillfully weaves the past and present in this heart-stirring tale of love and forgiveness.”—Susan Meissner! author of As Bright as Heaven “Sure to appeal to fans of Beverly Lewis.”— Library Journal “Perry carefully balances the traditional life of the Amish with the contemporary world in an accessible! intriguing fashion.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Perry crafts characters with compassion! yet with insecurities that make them relatable.”— RT Book Reviews “[Perry] has once again captured my heart with the gentle wisdom and heartfelt faith of the Amish community.”—Fresh Fiction Informationen zum Autor A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People who add to the rich heritage of her home state. She is the author of more than fifty inspirational romance novels, including the Pleasant Valley series and the Keepers of the Promise trilogy. She lives with her husband in a century-old farmhouse. Klappentext An Amish woman is shocked when she learns of the siblings she never knew existed in the first Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley novel. With no memory of her birth parents, or the tragic accident that took their lives, Lydia Beachy has always been grateful for the aunt and uncle who took her in and raised her as their own. Now a married woman with two sons, Lydia finds her life turned upside down when she discovers that she has two younger sisters: Susanna, who was adopted by an Amish family in another community, and Chloe, who was raised by their grandmother among the Englisch. Angry and confused, Lydia first seeks out Susanna but stops short of telling her the truth. To track down Chloe, she enlists the help of a neighbor who has spent some years in the Englisch world. Meanwhile, Lydia's husband, Adam, is keeping a secret of his own. Lydia yearns to be united with the sisters she has never known, but will revealing herself to them tear their lives apart...or enrich them beyond all imagining? Chapter One Lydia Beachy continued to tuck the log cabin quilt over her great-aunt, hands moving gently but automatically as she struggled to make sense of what the elderly woman had just said. Great-aunt Sara's mind must be wandering, for sure. I still remember your mammi playing with you and your two little sisters in the apple orchard. The apple orchard part made sense. The orchard was still there, still producing apples for Lydia and her husband and little boys. But she didn't have any sisters. "You must be thinking of someone else, Aunt Sara." She patted her shoulder, just as she'd have patted Daniel or David when they lay down for a nap. "Rest now. A nap every afternoon-that's what the doctor said, ain't so?" Aunt Sara flapped her hand as if to chase away the doctor's words. "I'll just close my eyes for a minute or two. You and your sisters, ja, and the apple trees with blossoms like clouds. Three sweet girls Diane had, that's certain-sure." She smiled, veined lids drooping over her china blue eyes, and in an instant her even breathing told Lydia that she was asleep. Sharp as a tack, she is . Mamm's voice seemed to echo in Lydia's ears. She and Daad had brought Great-aunt Sara to stay with them after she'd been hospitalized with pneumonia, even though she continued to insist that she'd be fine i...
