At home in Pleasant Valley / Marta Perry.
(Leah's choice): All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for Teacher Leah. After all, so few new families come to their separate Amish community, and fewer still unmarried men. Daniel Glick is a widower with three young children to look after-clearly he's in need of a wife. Daniel's past haunts him. Though he cannot miss the beauty in Leah's bright eyes and patient ways, he also sees a reminder of his pain-filled marriage. Leah, too, has a burden to bear. Years ago, she was engaged to Johnny Kile, and she was heartbroken when he decided to leave the Amish community. Since then she has immersed herself in teaching, forgetting any hopes of having her own family. When Johnny returns, seeking reconciliation, Leah must decide between two pathways, either of which will completely change her life.
(Rachel's garden): It has been almost a year since the Amish community of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to tragedy. Now his wife Rachel struggles to raise their three children and run their farm. Rachel's friends and family have come forward to help. But all of their constant advice, however well intentioned, puts undue pressure on Rachel.
(Anna's return ): After spending three years in the English world, Anna Beiler returns to the Pleasant Valley Amish with a baby girl, which will surely cause a stir since Anna is unmarried. What they don't know is that the baby is adopted, and Anna desperately needs to protect it from its violent father. Anna finds it reassuring to reconnect with family and old friends. But she hasn't fully faced the consequences of her irresponsible youth. And now she may be endangering her family. If she wants to stay, she must seek forgiveness from the community whose blessing she took for granted, and experience the true change of heart required to make a new beginning.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101988091
- ISBN: 1101988096
- Physical Description: 721 pages ;/c23 cm.
- Edition: Berkley trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley Books, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First work published in 2009, second and third works published in 2010. "Includes thre first three Pleasant Valley novels."--Cover. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Leah's choice -- Rachel's garden -- Anna's return. |
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| Subject: | Women teachers > Fiction. Widowers > Fiction. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction. Amish > Fiction. Love triangles. Lancaster County (Pa.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Christian fiction. Romance fiction. |
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| Harmony Branch Library | F PERRY (Text) | 33114017651456 | Adult Fiction Christian | Available | - |
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