A Christmas Gift for Rose
October 15th, 2013. Filed under: Tuesday's Tempting Reads.A Christmas Gift for Rose
By Tricia Goyer
Rose turned her back on the man she loves after he assisted the Englisch during World War
II—only to discover she’s an Englischer herself. Born in the midst of the hardships of The Great Depression, Rose grew up in Berlin, Ohio, in the arms of a loving Amish family. But she is overwhelmed by self-doubt when she learns that she was born Englisch and abandoned when her family moved West in search of work. Was she meant to be Amish or would she have been better off growing up with her own
kind—Englischers? When the man she loves leaves her behind, Rose is certain he left for good. Yet Rose discovers sometimes our greatest gifts are the ones we fear.
ISLAND BREEZES
The irony of it. Rose refuses to have anything to do with Jonathon after he returned from the war. Amish have no business being part of the Englisch war. It doesn’t matter whether or not he shot anyone. He was still part of the war and it’s violence.
How devastating it was to find out she was of Englisch birth. It’s a struggle to live with that, especially after being so set against the English.
And after all is said and done, Rose turns to Jonathon for help.
But can she really make peace with Jonathon, her family and herself? Will she be able to fit in with the Amish community or will she go out into the Englisch world?You know I’m not going to tell, so you’ll have to read for ourself – especially if you want to fint out just what Rose’s Christmas gift is.
As always, Tricia Goyer nails it. I’ve enjoyed all her books and am looking forward to many more.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
USA Today best-selling author Tricia Goyer is the author of over 35 books, including the three-book Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series and “Lead Your Family Like Jesus,” (co-written with Ken Blanchard). She has written over 500 articles for national publications and blogs for high traffic sites like TheBetterMom.com and MomLifeToday.com. She is the host of Living Inspired, a weekly radio show. Tricia and family live in Little Rock, Arkansas. They have six children.