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Summary: amazing
Review: I purchased this book as a way to kill down time while at work. Once i started reading it, I felt as though i was standing right there helping in the kitchen and on the farm. It was wonderfully written, and impossible to put down. I am looking forward to the next book in the series to see what happens to Abrams daughters. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves christian fiction, and the amish culture. Truely wonderful.
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Summary: I love it!
Review: I totally love this book! I am only 13, and I'm hooked on all her books! Her books are one of the best books I have read in a long time! There is Abrams daughter's, and they all are just so different, and they keep you listening in there thoughts and actions! Get this book!
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Summary: Great!
Review: I've read just about all of Beverly Lewis' books, and I was not disappointed by The Covenant. Another great story about the Amish community, I can't wait for the rest of the series to come out. I wished there was more details in certain areas, but maybe more will come in the future books!
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Summary: Plain Sisters, Plain Home, Different Intricate Dreams
Review: In 1946, the four Amish daughters of Abram and Ida Ebersol were on the verge of becoming women. Sadie, the oldest at 19, had been allowed to attend the public high school where she was exposed to modern society and with it, everything her Amish culture opposed. Though she was raised to adhere to the strict church rules of dress and conduct, Sadie longed for the freedoms of the outside world, the world she had come to know in school. When she met a handsome, sweet-talking Englishman, she knew that she would give up everything she had ever known to be by his side and join his world forever. Leah, sixteen, was the 'sensible' one. She was more sturdy than the other girls and her role in the family was to help her father. Instead of learning the womanly chores, she worked in the fields with Abram. During those long hours with her father, she learned of things the men often discussed, but she never forgot she was a woman, soon to be married and starting a family of her own. Though she longed to please her father, she couldn't marry the boy he had chosen for her for her heart belonged to another. The twins, Hannah and Mary Ruth, were 10 and shared a bond only twins could share. But the girls were very different in personality. Hannah was quiet, but very talented with a needle and thread. Mary Ruth was the outgoing one and intrigued with learning. Her greatest desire was to become a teacher, but she had a huge obstacle - Abram would not make the same mistake with his other girls that he made with Sadie. None of the other girls would complete school past the 8th grade. Hannah knew of her sister's dream and she was determined to help. She sewed and stitched and every cent she could squander, she held in secret for Mary Ruth. Maybe one day her money would help Mary Ruth stay in school. All four girls, though Amish, were anything but 'plain.' Their appearance and lives were simple, but their deepest desires are not. Their lives are intricately woven together by family, tradition and love.
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Summary: It's Nice
Review: Normaly I do like Mrs.Lew's books.This one left me somewhat unperfilled .I did like the main characters but it was predictabel at times I thought.Oh well she is still one of the best Amish writters out there.So I will give it four stars.
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Summary: Dismal and Abysmal
Review: Preachy and simplistic--like it was written for a 12-year-old. Many of the plot lines drawn out or merely hinted at were left dangling--I guess we're supposed to hold our breath for the sequels. Since the direction the main plot was going in seemed obvious, it's not necessary for anyone to toil through another one of these maudlin, sappy, religious tracts!
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Summary: Dismal and Abysmal
Review: Preachy and simplistic--like it was written for a 12-year-old. Many of the plot lines drawn out or merely hinted at were left dangling--I guess we're supposed to hold our breath for the sequels. Since the direction the main plot was going in seemed obvious, it's not necessary for anyone to toil through another one of these maudlin, sappy, religious tracts!
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Summary: Great Lesson to be Learned
Review: The Covenant is easily one of the best books I have ever read. I learned very much from this novel. I learned the interesting ways of the Amish, how to deal with anger, and how to keep with God. Being a Christian myself, I found it great to relate to Leah. I am hoping for another book in this series soon!
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Summary: simple and sweet with just enough turmoil
Review: The Covenant is my first Beverly Lewis novel, and I have to say that I enjoyed it immensely. Set in the Lancaster County, PA "Dutch Country" area, the novel is the first in a series about four Amish sisters - Abram's Daughter's. The plot focuses mostly on the two eldest daughters, Sadie and Leah. Sadie is a typical innocent young girl, intrigued with the wordly ways that she has been sheltered from, and running wild during her rumsprunger (the time when Amish teens get to do what they want before they commit themselves to an Amish/Anabaptist way of life). Leah, younger than Sadie, has not yet come to the age of rumsprunger, but is much more staid of temperment, and worried terribly over Sadie's running around. While dealing with these worries, Leah is also dealing with the pressure that her father is putting on her to marry Gideon and join the two families farms, when she comes of age. Leah, of course, is in love with someone else. Beverly Lewis is an immensely sweet and realistic writer. She manages to portray Lancaster County in an attractive, but thankfully not syrupy, manner. Her characters are real people who have passions and worries, but still have floors to sweep and cows to milk. Like us, they must struggle to function *with* their passions and problems, rather than calling a time-out on their lives for a plotline. And like real people, these characters do not go into euphoric swoons, nor have nervous breakdowns. Instead, they laugh, cry, get mad, forgive, love, and pick up the pieces. The Covenant is steadily paced, but not at all fast. It feels like a leisurely walk down the beach with a good friend. The story provides for satisfying moments, but as the beginning of the series, does not wrap things up in a neat package. Instead, this is a true series, rather than a trilogy, and the next book will pick up where this one leaves off. I very much enjoyed The Covenant and look forward to reading the next book in the series, as well as all reading other of Lewis' books. This book will be highly enjoyed by most women who have had children, as doubtless was it's targeted audience. I would also recommend that mothers consider giving a copy to their teenage daughters. It would provide an nice connection for the daughters to see what it is that mothers truly worry about, and possibly provide some meat for interesting discussions.
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Summary: Decent Beginning to a Series
Review: The Covenant is my first Beverly Lewis novel, and I have to say that I enjoyed it immensely. Set in the Lancaster County, PA "Dutch Country" area, the novel is the first in a series about four Amish sisters - Abram's Daughter's. The plot focuses mostly on the two eldest daughters, Sadie and Leah. Sadie is a typical innocent young girl, intrigued with the wordly ways that she has been sheltered from, and running wild during her rumsprunger (the time when Amish teens get to do what they want before they commit themselves to an Amish/Anabaptist way of life). Leah, younger than Sadie, has not yet come to the age of rumsprunger, but is much more staid of temperment, and worried terribly over Sadie's running around. While dealing with these worries, Leah is also dealing with the pressure that her father is putting on her to marry Gideon and join the two families farms, when she comes of age. Leah, of course, is in love with someone else. Beverly Lewis is an immensely sweet and realistic writer. She manages to portray Lancaster County in an attractive, but thankfully not syrupy, manner. Her characters are real people who have passions and worries, but still have floors to sweep and cows to milk. Like us, they must struggle to function *with* their passions and problems, rather than calling a time-out on their lives for a plotline. And like real people, these characters do not go into euphoric swoons, nor have nervous breakdowns. Instead, they laugh, cry, get mad, forgive, love, and pick up the pieces. The Covenant is steadily paced, but not at all fast. It feels like a leisurely walk down the beach with a good friend. The story provides for satisfying moments, but as the beginning of the series, does not wrap things up in a neat package. Instead, this is a true series, rather than a trilogy, and the next book will pick up where this one leaves off. I very much enjoyed The Covenant and look forward to reading the next book in the series, as well as all reading other of Lewis' books. This book will be highly enjoyed by most women who have had children, as doubtless was it's targeted audience. I would also recommend that mothers consider giving a copy to their teenage daughters. It would provide an nice connection for the daughters to see what it is that mothers truly worry about, and possibly provide some meat for interesting discussions.
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