On her death bed, Mary Yoder, Lena's
mother, makes Adam promise that he will give up Lena's love until he
is free from the father who abuses him. Adam desperately wants Lena.
She's the love of his life, but equally, he can't break free from the
abusive relationship with his father. This promise sets the stage for
testing not only the young people, but the elders as well.
I enjoyed the book. It's an earlier
time period than most Amish novels and much more complicated in the
obstacles faced by the characters. I thought the author did a good
job showing the internal conflict created by trying to live up to the
belief that fighting is wrong while seeing that the fight for freedom
is a worthy endeavor.
The too neat ending was, for me, a
major flaw. All the problems were resolved. Each person got what they
desired and life was beautiful. It was too much like a fairy tale.
God helps to resolve issues, but it's not always the case that
everyone gets what they think they want. I felt it would have been a
stronger story if the ending hadn't tied everything up in a bow.
I reviewed this book for the Thomas
Nelson Booksneeze Program.
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