Aaahhh...Fall. Its everywhere. I can smell it when I leave for work in the morning and I can smell it right before I go to bed at night. I cant wait till I can pack up all my summer things, get out my sweaters, light a fire in the wood stove and curl up on the chair with a good book. If the book is good enough I just might stay there all day.
How can you not enjoy all of the good things fall has to offer? Candy corn, crisp mornings and cool evenings, county fairs, beautiful colored mums, and almost anything apple you can think of. The crisp mornings just make you want to find a good cup of coffee, sneak out of the house onto the porch and enjoy the morning as the sun warms the day. And as you may have guessed a "good " book accompanies me as well. There's nothing like it. Go ahead..try it and then tell me what you think. I double dog dare you. I bet you'll come back for more..and more then once.
Speaking of books,this blog was designed just for that purpose..to share with everyone some of the good books I have recently read or have read in the past. Now, before I get to far ahead,not everyone will like my weekly selections. Its okay I'm sure I wouldn't like all that you have read either. So without farther due here is the selection for this week,straight from the Kindle: The Choice by Suzanne Woods.
If you have ever read Beverly Lewis,Ms. Woods' writing style is very much the same. This is the first book in the Lancaster County Secrets series. The main character is Carrie Miller, a young Amish women, torn between staying with her faith and leaving it to follow her heart. Her beau, Solomon Reihl, leaves his faith to play minor league baseball. Through out the book he keeps resurfacing to complicate Carrie's life. While dealing with the death of her father and a very controlling step mother, she devises a plan which also includes her brother,Andy.
As the book continues, two brothers are introduced, Daniel and Abel Miller. Daniel has never had a thought to leave his faith. His brother, Abel, has left and now returns to the family. The plot of the book centers around Carrie, Abel and Solomon. Carrie comes to find out that matters of the heart are often a whisper in one's ear and not always a cry out loud.
This book is a very good "soft" read. I have to admit that I was not on the edge of my seat while reading it. In the same respect, I did have a hard time closing the Kindle and walking away to do the laundry. I do recommend this to anyone who wants to relax and go back to a simpler way of life. Growing up around the Amish and their ways, the wording and phrases in the book were not forgein to me. To some one who has not every heard of the Pennsylvania Dutch language,you may have some stumbling blocks. But all and all, a very nice book to kick off the fall season with. Keep up the good work, Ms. Woods. I very much enjoy your story telling and writing style.
Rating: 4 1/2 Curls
