I did not realize that this was somewhat of an addition to The Shunning despite being part of the Home to Hickory Hallow series.

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I loved this book. Is was about a young girl who wanted to become Amish. She left her family and went to live the life of being Amish with an Amish family. It was about her struggles with the change, being accepted, wondering about her own family, and her self love. ( )

I've never read any other Beverly Lewis books, but I enjoyed this cute story of a woman trying to find her place in the world. It was interesting to read about the Amish culture and the difficulty of becoming part of that society. I also enjoyed the Christian message of the book, the romance, and the emphasis on the importance of family. ( )

I enjoyed this book. It was a different take on the traditional Amish book. Typically, Amish books tend to be set within the Amish community with an outsider as a temporary visit or a perspective solely contained within the community. Most commonly we see Amish who wish to leave the community to find life in the English world, and we see the struggle. In this book, it was an Englisher who chose to enter the Amish world on a permanent basis. This was an interesting twist and made for a good story. As always, this author knows her subject matter and provides solid characters. ( )