Book Review: When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt): Cindy Woodsmall: Books
Book Review: When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt): Cindy Woodsmall: Books
terrific ending to the Hannah Lapp saga ,
By Harriet Klausner -
(#1 REVIEWER)
This review is from: When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 3) (Paperback)
Two and half years ago, then seventeen year old Hannah Lapp left in disgrace the Old Order Amish community and her family home in Owl’s Perch, Pennsylvania. Her equally shunned Aunt Zabeth Bender took her teenage niece into her home in Winding Creek, Ohio. Hannah vowed never to return although she misses her family, even though her father who’s shunning of her means to him she is dead. Hannah has found contentment with her beloved Martin Palmer and the children they raise.
However, when her troubled sister Sarah frantically calls her, Hannah, in spite of her sibling spreading the rumors that led to her exile, rushes home to help her. She quickly realizes the community loathes her for her choices; her father demands she leave. With the help of her former fiancé Paul Waddell, Hannah tries to help Sarah with mental health issues while she also wonders if she made a mistake when she left her home.
The third Sisters of the Quilt tale (see WHEN THE HEART CRIES and WHEN THE HEART CRIES) is a terrific ending to the Hannah Lapp saga as readers obtain a deep understanding of the faith Mennonite and Old Order Amish families. However what makes the story line engaging and inspiring is Sarah, a unique person in terms of the Amish or for that matter inspirational fiction in general as she suffers with mental issues. Readers will appreciate this excellent entry in the Lapp saga as Hannah returns home to help her sister while her parents and siblings struggle with shunning and welcoming.
Harriet Klausner
Best Amish series ever!!!!!,
By Bookworm Annie (Pennsylvania) -
This review is from: When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 3) (Paperback)
From the beginning of the first book to the end of the last book, this Sisters of the Quilt series is the BEST Amish series I’ve ever read, and I’ve read plenty!! Cindy’s writing is amazing. Her story is both realistic and unique, and it will keep you turning pages into the wee hours of the morning. I could NOT put these books down! And yes, you’ll shed some tears but, like most readers, I felt a personal connection to the characters and can’t begin to share what all insights I gained about myself and life. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
A Crossroads Story,
By Connie Y. Mishali -
This review is from: When the Soul Mends (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 3) (Paperback)
When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall is the third book in the Sisters of the Quilt series.
Book Three opens with the protagonist, Hannah, returning to her Old Order Amish community in Pennsylvania. She had left two years before in a cloud of disgrace, misunderstanding and hurt. But Hannah is not the same woman who left. Although she has held onto many of her simple Amish ways, she has blossomed and thrived with the love and acceptance she has received in the “Englischer” world to which she fled. She has adapted to some of the modern ways and gained confidence, education, self-respect and a strong sense of who she is and how she should be treated.
When the Heart Mends is Hannah’s crossroads story. Will she return to her Amish community or stay in the Englischer world? Will she marry the man with whom she has fallen in love in the Englischer world or can forgiveness and new understanding bring her back to her first love and former fiance when she lived in the Amish community?
This is a great story and opens a mostly unknown world to us “Englischers”. It’s a story of forgiveness, trusting God, and making a life for oneself that feels authentic and right. Hannah needs to figure out what works for her from the Amish world and what works from the modern world. She’s such a likeable character and she’s surprisingly strong; you will find yourself pulling for her every step of the way.
I will admit jumping into the story with the third book in the series is a little difficult, but the author kindly puts a summary of the characters and a snippet of what’s happened at the beginning of the book so you can catch up. This “cheat sheet” is essential for the first several chapters. After that, you’ll be so into the story, you won’t even notice you missed the first two books. However, given the quality of When the Heart Mends, the other two books in the series, When the Heart Cries and When the Morning Comes are well worth taking the time to read as well.
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