Heritage of Lancaster County (3-in-1)
by Beverly Lewis
Heritage of Lancaster County (Collections and Selections — 1-3)
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In The Shunning, Katie Lapp stumbles upon a satin infant gown in the dusty leather trunk of her parents' attic and determines to discover the story behind it. Why would her mother, a Plain woman who embraces the ways of the Old Order, hide such a beautiful worldly gown? In The Confession, Katie is now torn from her close-knit community in the frightening ordeal known as shunning, and she sets out on a journey of discovery. In The Reckoning, Katie--now known as Katherine--is living the show more "fancy" life she always dreamed of. Yet she still grieves the loss of her Amish family and longs for the peace that reigned in her mother's heart. show lessTags
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I really, really enjoy Beverly Lewis' books, and this was her first series. Thus, I wasn't surprised that I didn't like it quite as well as I did the Annie's People series. Still, I did mostly enjoy the trilogy. The first book took a little bit to get going, and then held my interest. The second book I didn't really enjoy, I have to admit, but the third and final book I did like. Overall, I didn't identify with our heroine, Katie, as much as I would have liked. Her attitude toward her parents and her community really made her unsympathetic to me. I know we were supposed to feel sorry for her, but honestly, I didn't :) That being said, I do think the author resolved this at the end of the third book, and I enjoyed the ending very much. show more These are worth a read, but her subsequent books are definitely better. show less
One of The Heritage of Lancaster County books. Good on the Amish angle and not too much romance. The storyline is well done.
I have The Shunning, tbr pile. I really enjoy Lewis books!
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Beverly Lewis was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1949. She received a degree in music education from Evangel University. She grew up as an Assembly of God minister's daughter. Although she was not Amish, she had a close family connection to Old Order Mennonites, including her maternal grandmother who left the Mennonite community when show more she married. Her first book, Mountain Bikes and Garbanzo Beans (now titled Big Bad Beans) was published in 1993. Since then she has written over eighty books. Her titles for children and young adults include several series including the Cul-De-Sac Kids, the Girls Only (GO!), and the Holly's Heart. Her adult fiction books include The Heritage of Lancaster County series, the Abram's Daughters series, The Rose Trilogy, and the Home to Hickory Hollow series. She has received numerous awards including two Silver Angel Awards for The Postcard and Annika's Secret Wish and a Gold Book Award for The Shunning. In 2014, she made The New York Times Best Seller List with her title Child of Mine. Her title, The Love Letters, made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Heritage of Lancaster County (3-in-1) (3-in-1)
- Original title
- Heritage of Lancaster County
- Alternate titles
- The Shunning; The Confession; The Reckoning
- Important places
- Pennsylvania, USA; New York, USA
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- 254
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- 127,975
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (4.18)
- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
- ASINs
- 8
