| International Standard Book Number |
9781432880804 (large print : hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1432880802
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| Personal Name |
Clipston, Amy, author.
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| Title Statement |
Seasons of an Amish garden : four stories / Amy Clipston.
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| Edition Statement |
Large print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
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| Physical Description |
521 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| Series Statement |
Thorndike press large print Christian fiction
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Spring is in the air -- Home by summer -- The fruits of fall -- Winter blessings.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Home by Summer: Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim, her old friend, comes to the garden to drop off his younger sister--especially because Jerry has been gone for years, and now seems to be living as an Englisher. As the friends get to know each other again, Clara pushes Jerry to examine why he abandoned his Amish beliefs. Will Clara help Jerry renew his faith in God, and will they find love beneath the summer sun?
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| Summary, Etc. |
Spring Is in the Air: As the young people of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both? But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the garden--and falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs.
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| Summary, Etc. |
The Fruits of Fall: Tena Speicher has come to live in Bird-in-Hand after her fiance´ left her for an English woman. When a stranger comes to the fruit stand one day and asks for food, Tena is not sure how to respond--but Wayne intervenes and offers to let him stay in the barn. Afraid to trust Englishers, Tena must learn, with Wayne's help, that everyone is a child of God and deserving of kindness.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Winter Blessings: Ephraim and Mandy have dated for some time and now have plans to marry. But after a series of unexpected events and misunderstandings, they wonder if they should go their separate ways. What will happen when their friends at the Amish garden conspire to bring them back together? Each story in this sweet, contemporary collection can be read as a standalone, but the stories are best enjoyed together.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Amish Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Couples Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Community gardens Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Romance fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Christian fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Love stories.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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