Lena Rose could never have imagined the tragedy that would strike her and her siblings the day her parents went to work. It was the first day of school for her little brother, Chris, and she was the one responsible for seeing the boys off to school. Before they returned from school, all of them were orphans. Looking all over the Michigan Amish community for a family to take them all in, there was no one willing to take them all. Lena Rose needed not only a home but a job and that was most difficult to find. Only an aunt and uncle in Lancaster, PA was willing to open their home so, not only were the children split into multiple homes, Lena had to leave them all behind to go work with her aunt as a seamstress, hoping to locate someone in Michigan soon so she could be reunited with her siblings.
Lena Rose didn't expect to find such a precious aunt and uncle, ones who watched over and treated her as their own. While they couldn't replace her parents, she grew to love them but still longed to return to her brothers and sisters and the beau she left behind in Michigan. Will opportunity present itself for Lena Rose to return or will she find her place and friends in Lancaster?
I have never read anything Beverly Lewis wrote that I didn't thoroughly enjoy and this novel is no exception. When life seems a bit harried, I enjoy escaping to the Amish world where life seems a bit simpler. Lewis' characters are always well developed and her descriptions vivid enough to make me feel as if I am part of the story. Even though Lewis has written a number of Amish fiction stories, many of which are part of a series, I had not indication that this is part of a series but could easily become one, following the remainder of Lena Rose's siblings.
I did receive this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one. Thank you again, Mrs. Lewis, for another heartwarming story.
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