Two sisters get a second chance at life and love
Angela—Her mother’s untimely death, a struggling marriage, a strained relationship with her sister, Rose, and regrets over what might have been haunt her. Despite being a wife and mother, she feels she has little to show for her life.
Rose–Still single, she longs for a husband and children. But Angela has all that and still isn’t happy. Rose wants to be closer to her older sister, but she and Angela couldn’t be more different. Both strong women, will their sibling rivalry ever end?
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When a letter arrives from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Angela and Rose decide to visit Aunt Silvia, their mother’s Mennonite sister, in the heart of Amish country. This vacation could provide the opportunity both sisters need to sort out their issues. And yet instead of finding a new way of connecting with each other, Angela and Rose discover surprising family secrets that add to their strife and threaten Rose’s romance with a new beau.
Through it all, the two sisters must find the faith necessary to face their personal problems and allow God to restore hope and healing to their hearts and relationship as only He can.
A Letter from Lancaster County is here, and it’s Kate Lloyd’s best work yet! This emotionally-charged novel will keep you guessing about motivations, secrets, and temptations from the first page to the last. I think Lloyd’s writing is a bit messy in this one, but given the extreme messiness of human emotion, it was a necessary evil for the writing of this novel.
Despite it’s drama, it’s an action-packed one, too. With adventures, crushes, missing people, secret rooms, and more, there’s always a new problem arising.
I enjoyed reading about Rose and Angela’s complicated relationship, but I liked Silvia even more. I especially liked her quiet, deep faith that steadied the crazy currents of emotion that were happening all around her.
The sisters were certainly more complicated, and that made them feel three-dimensional and extremely real. I enjoyed the way that Lloyd brought them to life.
The ending of the book felt a bit abrupt; I wasn’t ready to turn the last page any more than I was ready for the sisters to leave Lancaster County. The epilogue concludes the story nicely, however, and I was happy to learn that there is a sequel coming.
I can’t wait to read it.
About the author:
Kate Lloyd is a bestselling novelist whose books include “A Portrait of Marguerite” and the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy. A native of Baltimore, she enjoys spending time with friends and family in rural Pennsylvania and is a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical Society. She now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.
Find out more about Kate at http://katelloyd.com.
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I received a free copy of this book from LitFuse Publicity. All opinions are my own.
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