Jenny’s Choice
By Patrick E. Craig
There aren’t too many
books that I absolutely can’t put down to do other needed things, but this was
one. I loved Jenny’s Choice and can tell
you that this book is so enthralling that you won’t want to reach the end. You want to keep reading. Patrick’s book has totally touched my heart
and caused some tears to come to my eyes as I went through this touching book. The characters were well described and each
of the main characters were strong examples of good Christians wanting to do
what was right in their faith.
Jenny and Jonathan
Herschberger and their daughter Rachel are a happy Amish family in Paradise,
Pennsylvania. Jonathan takes a trip to
see his parents and the tragic outcome causes Jenny and Rachel to continue life
without Jonathan in their lives.
To bring solace to
her life and with the encouragement of her parents, Jenny begins to express her
feelings through her gift of writing.
She writes of her Amish life and her trials and joys. Her writing talents are discovered by a
handsome and caring publisher who finds himself falling in love with her. Challenges come to her as opposition from the
Lancaster bishop makes her writing seem worldly and wrong. The bishop and her father do not agree on
things which causes more unsettling problems in Jenny’s life. Reuben, Jenny’s father, is a man of strong
character who I felt was a wonderful support to Jenny throughout the trials she
faces.
Jenny wonders if she
should make a life with publisher Jeremy King but is not sure what God’s plan
for her life is. Even after many
prayers, it seems the answer is not easily forthcoming.
Jenny experiences
more loss and grieving and returns to her old home to begin anew. It is here that decisions in her life need to
be made. Will she marry Jeremy and leave the Amish church or stay alone and
remain a faithful Amish woman who raises her daughter in the faith. The decisions and results of her move home
are a definite sign that God has watched over her and had plans for her. Her life as a writer continues to bring her
fame which is not the style of the Amish.
Will this pull her away from her Amish community? Or bring her closer to
the path God wants her to follow.
A heartwarming
conclusion leaves you wishing the book would never end. I give this a definite 5 stars! A wonderful read!
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