3 BOOK BUNDLE
Book1: The shunning
In the quiet Amish community of Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania, time has while cherished traditions and heartfelt beliefs have flourished.
But a secret lies buried that could shatter the tranquility its inhabitants have grown to love.
Hickory stood still
When Katie Lapp stumbles upon a satin infant gown in the dusty leather trunk of her parents' attic, she knows it holds a story she must discover. Why else would her Amish mother, a plain and simple woman who embraces the Old Order laws, hide the beautiful baby dress in the attic?
On the eve of Katie's wedding to widower Bishop John, startling news staggers out of her anguished parents, and nothing prepares Katie for the devastation their confession brings. Feeling betrayed, Katie watches as the only life she has ever known begins to unravel, leaving in its wake a furrow of pain... and a future of hope.
Book 2: The Confession
Katie Lapp's identity had been shattered the moment she found the satin baby dress in the parents' Amish home. Painfully torn from her close-knit community in the frightening ordeal called the shunning, Katie - now Katherine Mayfield - sets out to find the ailing birth mother she has never known. attic of her
Her journey takes her to the peaceful home of Lydia Miller, where electric lights and telephones set Katherine's mind whirling with "fancy things, and to the elaborate Bennett estate in the Finger Lakes region of New York. There she stumbles into a world of com-passion and greed, mercy and betrayal - where the plain garb of the Amish is misused to disguise an evil conspiracy.
Unknown to Katherine, her first love, Daniel, is taking appropriate steps to return to his Amish family - and to her. But their worlds may have drifted too far apart to bridge...
Shunned from her home and alone in a world of strangers, Katherine Mayfield longs only for the gentle, loving embrace of the woman she hopes to call Mother.
Book 3: The Reckoning
Katherine Mayfield, the new Mistress of Mayfield Manor, always dreamed of a fancy "English" life. But as the seasons pass, she finds herself grieving the loss of her Amish family and her dearest friend, Mary Stoltzfus. Shunned from the Plain life she once knew, Katherine finds solace in volun-teer work with hospice patients a labor of love she hopes will bring honor to the memory of her birth mother.
Unknown to Katherine, her long-lost love, Daniel Fisher, is desperate to locate his "sweetheart girl," only to be frustrated at nearly every turn. Meanwhile, she delights in the modern world - once forbidden - cherishing the attention of Justin Wirth, her handsome suitor.
Her childhood entwined with Daniel's, yet her present life far removed from Lancaster County, Katherine longs for the peace that reigned in her mother's heart. And once again, she is compelled to face the heritage of her past.
Some wear on the covers, otherwise in very good condition.
Condition: 2
