The Betrayal (Abram's Daughters #2) |
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Author:
Beverly, Lewis
By Bethany House Publishers
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Product Description
Book 2 of Abram's Daughters. Spanning three generations, the Abram's Daughters series paints a powerful family portrait of four Amish sisters growing up in Gobbler's Knob, Lancaster County. In Book One, The Covenant, when oldest sister Sadie is beguiled by a handsome, dark-haired "Englischer," it is younger sister Leah who suffers from her sister's shameful behavior. In Book Two, The Betrayal, Leah and her beloved Jonas are separated for half the year when he accepts a long-desired carpenter's apprenticeship in Ohio. They are confident that by letter and heart-felt promises, their love is strong enough to survive the temporary separation. But never could they have foreseen the bitter test facing them and their families.
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Beverly Lewis, 2008-10-09
Once you have read one you just have to read more. They transport you to the beautiful country called Lancaster County Pennsylvania and the special Amish Folk that live in their special way.
 Good book / bit of a spoiler in my review; read at your own risk!, 2008-09-30
The Betrayal is the second in Beverly Lewis's "Abram's Daughters" series. The author does a good job of keeping the story going with interesting looks into Amish life and the restrictions put on "the People," especially the women.
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first book in the series, "The Covenant" -- I'm not entirely sure why, maybe because things don't turn out as well as I would've liked for the main character, Leah.
The only part I found not believable was when Leah discovers who her real mother is--she responds as though she'd found out the store had gotten her order wrong but it was in her favor. It was weird! I don't think anyone would respond so favorably to learning that the people they thought were their parents are not. She just got over it too quickly.
Still, I'm enjoying this series and have moved on to the third book, "The Sacrifice."
The Betrayal - Beverly Lewis, 2008-06-02
Great book! Good, clean, Christian reading. Enjoyed the first book, by the end of the 2nd (this one)I couldn't wait to finish the series. I particularly like reading books about the Amish and Beverly Lewis does a fantastic job.
Excellent reading for the person who avoids smut, 2007-12-28
I enjoyed reading this novel. I finished it in 2 evenings and was eager to get the next book in the series. I'm looking forward to reading all of her books. It's nice to find good Christian reading.
The Ebersol family has secerets yet revealed.....Great book., 2007-10-06
This second book of Abram's Daughter series is another excellent continuation of the first book The Covenant, where Sadie birthed a child telling no one.
In this book, Sadie is still extremely depressed and does not want to be one of the Amish people. Leah her younger sister, as well as Lizzie, their aunt, have kept her secret.
Leah is in love with Jonas, much more than she ever could be with Gideon, the Smithy's son. With Jonas having a job in Ohio as an apprentice, they are far apart and Leah looks forward to his letters every day. Jonas wants Leah to come up there with him for the last of his time before they marry, but knowing Sadie needs to get away, she sends her instead to help the Amish people there. Leah helps Sadie get away in secret, and once her parents find out, they are very upset of course. It is then that Leah knows she must unburden her heart, and not keep Sadie's secret any longer before her own baptism vows before the People. Once she tells the bishop and her parents what really went on with Sadie, there is the threat of the shunning for Sadie if she doesn't return home to make her own confessions. Sadie does not want to do this. And once Sadie knows that her sister spilled the beans, she is very very angry with her for awhile.
There is a secret of Lizzie's that applies to Leah as well from a long time ago. Her parents have kept it all this time and have never ever told Leah knowing it would hurt her deeply. Abram tells Jonas what it is, and says he plans to tell Leah soon and that she needs to know now. But he can't bring himself to tell even after he says he will, knowing the terrible pain it would cause Leah and that she might not accept it.
Mary Ruth and Hannah are quickly growing up and coming of age. Mary Ruth is in love with books, and she goes to the library and hides them away until she is found out. Reading books other than the bible in the Amish community is a big wordly sin, and therefore absolutely not allowed. Mary Ruth has ambitions of becoming a teacher though, and I look for her to pursue her dreams. Hannah is always afraid that Mary Ruth will go off and leave her alone. Since the two are twins, they are so very close to one another.
These books are hard to lay down, and I look forward to the next one, The Sacrifice.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780764223310
ISBN: 0764223313
Label: Bethany House Publishers
Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2003-09-01
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Studio: Bethany House Publishers |
