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| A Sister's Secret (Sisters of Holmes County, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Wanda Brunstetter
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $14.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 540
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 1.6
ISBN: 1597899828
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781597899826
Publication Date: January 1, 2008
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Condition: Brand New! Christian Family owned business, we sell 100% Christian Books. May have a remainder mark. **Shows signs of shelf wear**
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 Sisters of Holmes Coounty, book 1 November 2, 2008
Good turn around. Book in great shape. Price was right.
Got the large print version, as I had requested. Thanks!
 A Sister's Secret (Sisters of Holmes County, Book 1) August 16, 2008
I enjoyed the book with all of it's twists and turns, until I reached the end. I was anxious to find out "who done it" with the thefts, and destruction of property, and the book just ended leaving the reader without any information as to whom the villian was......frustrating!
 A Thrill to Read August 7, 2008
This is not the first book I have read by Wanda E. Bruntetter nor will it be the last. I do enjoy the lightheartedness of her books. This one was no different a little less predicable then some of her other books have. Even with the predicable elements I still found the book enjoyable. The story takes place on a Amish settlement in Ohio where we meet the lead of the story Grace. She is Amish and is strong willed, keeps to herself and is very secretive. Grace is about to marry Cleon who is also of the Amish faith. Four years earlier during Grace's rumschpring (German/Dutch for running around years) she spent time in the English (what the Amish call those of us not Amish) world with no contact to her Amish family. After she returned she still didn't talk about her life away from them. Which can only mean one thing in the literary world is that there something amiss. At least in Grace's past there is, which is about to possibly be revealed by the new English reporter in town. The reporter Gary is someone who Grace use to date and he has some stories to tell about Gracie. Will he tell Grace's family her secrets or will she stop him? I'm not telling.
I had one problem with the book . I had a problem believing that Cleon and Grace were in love and in the end the feeling I had about them changed. That was my only real problem though.
Since I have never known an Amish person but do live close to Pennsylvania Dutch Country I can't say for sure whether the settings are authentic but do feel like they are pretty close. In the author biography it is stated that she visits Amish settlements often on her travels. Every so often her books she will add a couple of Dutch/German words that the Amish use and I love that. It makes me want to learn the language. When talks about food I want to eat the same food they are eating. Matter of fact just today when was reading about peanut butter and honey sandwich I said, "That sounds good I think I will have that." And I did.
In this book and most of her books Wanda E. Brunstetter has a way of romanticizing the Amish life. I find nothing with but that is just the best way I can describe the way she writes. Out of it you get the feeling the Amish are hard working and mindful of there faith. In the books the God factor is not overwhelming in there daily lives but still there. My point is your not getting beat over the head with God or beliefs. Just a little nudge here and there. In all it a was good read. I give it about 4 stars. Not unbelievably great, but good enough to pass on to someone. Oh and I almost forgot to mention this book is the first in a series of 3.
Great for a start of a series, not a stand alone May 21, 2008
This is my first Wanda Brunstetter, although, I have been reading Amish Christian Fiction for a while and enjoying it from Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall. I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to start this book, I guess that was around ten or eleven o'clock. Well, that was a mistake, because then I could not stop or go to sleep until I was finished at after five in the morni...more This is my first Wanda Brunstetter, although, I have been reading Amish Christian Fiction for a while and enjoying it from Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall. I couldn't sleep last night, so I decided to start this book, I guess that was around ten or eleven o'clock. Well, that was a mistake, because then I could not stop or go to sleep until I was finished at after five in the morning!
This is not a book to pick up and have a short quaint read of enjoyment. It states on the inside back flap that Wand a E. Brunstetter writes about the Amish life, because she likes the simple, plain life. Well, if you are using the general description of their lives, sure. But not the lives of these characters. One thing after another happens in this story to the family Hosteller, and you never expect what is next. There is a main secret, which from the first chapter, I was able to guess, but for many many chapters after that she throws things in that make you wonder. Nothing ends up being what you thought, and after tons of page turning trying to find out what happens, the book ends, with only minimal things resolved, and you're left scrambling to get the next book in the series.
Luckily, I checked out both from the library at the same time...
 Not as Good as Expected March 13, 2008
This book was enjoyable, but not nearly as well written as other books I have read by this author. There was too much repetition.
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