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Title details for The Brethren by Beverly Lewis - Available

The Brethren

#3 in series

by Beverly Lewis
Stina Nielsen
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A recipient of numerous Gold Book and Silver Angel awards, Beverly Lewis provides an insider's view of Amish life that resonates with millions. In The Brethren-the New York Times best-selling sequel to The Englisher -Ben Martin and Annie Zook, sweethearts from two different worlds, try to cope with the separation imposed by her Amish father. But after Ben's Kentucky parents tell him startling secrets about his past, he must return to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to answer some troubling questions. When he approaches Paradise's covered bridge, he wonders who's re-hung the old rope swing. Drawing closer, he sees a young Amish woman sitting on the swing. When she turns, Ben is thrilled to see Annie. But as Ben tells her what his parents just revealed, he wonders why Annie smiles at him in shocked disbelief.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Annie's People

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    January 26, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449899240
      • File size: 274749 KB
      • Duration: 09:32:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Stina Nielsen's skill in depicting Amish characters is enhanced by her ability to deliver a Pennsylvania Dutch accent. Lewis provides plenty of information about the Amish way of life as she continues her story of Annie Zook, the heroine of two previous books. Annie's dream to become an artist is abandoned because her culture does not allow her to pursue her passion. Her life is further complicated when she falls in love with an "Englisher." Nielsen builds the suspense as the listener wonders how Annie will ever find happiness and delivers an outstanding performance as Annie attempts to come to terms with her own identity. N.L. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      August 15, 2007
      This is the third and final book in Lewis's "Annie's People" series, with all the story lines begun in the earlier works followed in this latest offering. Annie Zook promised her father that she wouldn't paint for six months and is waiting for her "sentence" to end. She feels he is unnecessarily harsher with her than with her brothers. When her best friend Essie's husband, Zeke Hochstetler, is arrested after confessing to the long-ago murder of his younger brother, Annie moves in with Essie to help with the four children and the work on the farm. This produces more problems for Annie as Essie is "under the shun" from their Amish community for attending the Mennonite Church. Meanwhile, Annie's father had forbidden her to see her sweetheart, Ben, so he goes home to Kentucky, where he discovers that he was adopted as a four-year-old. As usual, Lewis makes Annie and her people come alive. Unfortunately, it feels as if the author might have had another ending in mind, because the outcome seems contrived. Stina Nielsen reads in her customarily warm style, with the Amish voices having a different cadence from the English ones. Essential for libraries with the first two books in the series.-Nancy Reed, Immanuel Baptist Church Lib., Paducah, KY

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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