Rachel's Garden

By Marta Perry

Description:

The next in a series of Amish-set novels in which a woman's close- knit community helps her through challenging times.

It has been almost a year since the Amish community of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to tragedy. Now his wife Rachel struggles to raise their three children and run their farm.

Rachel's friends and family have come forward to help. But all of their constant advice, however well intentioned, puts undue pressure on Rachel. And when Gideon Zook, Ezra's best friend, asks her permission to build the greenhouse Ezra had always promised her, she finds his presence too painful a reminder of losing her husband.

As spring turns to summer, and Rachel puts her heart into growing the plants that have always brought her joy, can she discover the courage to embrace new beginnings?

Book Takeaway:

God grants us forgiveness as we forgive others, and only when we have forgiven are we able to move on.

Why the author wrote this book:

To explore the subjects of grief and forgiveness and how the Amish attitude toward these things differs from that of contemporary society.