The Postcard

A friend (MH) sent me this book in a box of books. It's different than most Amish Fiction I've read in that the two main characters aren't in love by the end of this book. There is a bit of romance (from the past) in the form of one of Rachel Yoder's ancestors (Gabriel Esh) and Adele Herr. The postcard from the title ties in to that.

This short novella is really two stories, one past and one present, and perhaps that is why neither is explored or developed to any depth. Rachel experiences a great tragedy in her life. She meets a journalist who finds an old postcard in the desk at her parents bed and breakfast. In researching the sender and the intended recipient of the postcard, these two people connect with each other and a much older one. The story has an interesting plot, but there is hardly any development of the characters and tale drifts toward the conclusion without any real ending.

This story leads you on an adventure of a haunted past when a guest who is a journalist at the Yoder's Amish Inn finds a postcard in illegible Pennsylvania Dutch and sets out to find out what it means. Very good book that I enjoyed reading.

This book is a slow read and has an uncomplicated plot. I had the story figured out pretty early in the book.

Rachel Yoder, a young Amish widow and Philip Bradley, a New York journalist become involved when he finds an old postcard written in Pennsylvania Dutch and needs her help to uncover mysteries.

Amish woman survives a tragic accident, then a remnant from her past unites her with a city journalist.

borrowed this book from a friend at work this morning. this was a very good book. I have book # 2 to this book.