A Lancaster County Christmas
September 24th, 2011. Filed under: This & That.A blizzard in Amish country ends up in a weekend of Christmas miracles
A search and rescue for a lost little boy brings two couples–worlds apart–together in a test of faith, fortitude and discovery.
Jaime Fitzpatrick has a plan. She quit her job and is preparing to launch her photography career in New York City-with or without her husband, C.J. Mattie Riehl has problems of her own. A recent miscarriage has plunged her into feelings of despair that baffle her husband, Sol. He likes problems he can fell like trees.
In Suzanne Woods Fisher’s new A Lancaster County Christmas (ISBN: 978-0-8007-1995-1, $15.99, 208 pages, September), the path of these two couples collide as a winter storm blows Jaime and C.J. off-course and into the Riehl’s home on Christmas Eve, including Tucker, C.J.’s Search and Rescue dog,
Awkward and uncomfortable at first, an unlikely alliance develops as Mattie and Sol’s only child wanders off and disappears in the storm. As C.J., Sol and Tucker search for the child, Jaime and Mattie confront fears they had been avoiding. And both women discover the true meaning of Christmas.
With her trademark plot twists and attention to detail, Fisher offers readers a beautiful story of love, forgiveness, and the miracle of Christmas.
ISLAND BREEZES
Oh, boy. Here’s another one that will have you reaching for the tissues to dry your eyes.
Surprise guests over Christmas weekend. And English at that.
Shared heartache and prayers. There’s a song about rescuing the perishing.
A story of six people – which ones are perishing and how will they be rescued?
This is a Christmas story unlike any you have read before. You will truly miss out if you do not read it.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy***
Suzanne Woods Fisher is a bestselling author of Amish fiction and nonfiction. In less than two years, she has sold over 350,000 books. Suzanne is the host of the widely popular weekly radio program called?Amish Wisdom. She has a great admiration for the Plain people and believes they provide wonderful examples to the world. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, W. D. Benedict, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Benedict eventually became publisher of Christianity Today magazine. She lives in California with her family where she raises puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind in her spare time.
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, offers practical books that bring the Christian faith to everyday life.? They publish resources from a variety of well-known brands and authors, including their partnership with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and Hungry Planet.
Available September 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group