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The Sisters of Lancaster CountySeries

This series delves into the lives of women navigating tradition and personal freedom within a close-knit community. Follow their journeys of love, loss, and the search for belonging in a world where family ties and faith are deeply ingrained. Each novel explores the complex relationships and difficult choices protagonists face as they strive to reconcile their desires with the expectations of their society. Discover the beauty and challenges of life in an idyllic yet strict environment.

A Plain Leaving
A Simple Singing
A Faithful Gathering

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  1. 1

    A Plain Leaving

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
    4.4(273)Add rating

    Gould Offers a New Amish Series in Idyllic Lancaster County At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway. Three years later, she returns home for the first time since leaving Lancaster to attend her father's funeral. Her arrival back revives all sorts of emotions--yearnings and sorrows alike. Jessica knows things will never return to how they were. But in seeing Silas again, she can't help but wonder what might have been. Struggling to decide where her next step should take her, she learns the story of a Revolutionary War-era ancestor that echoes her own choices. Will Jessica leave her family and community forever, or is there peace and healing and love yet to come?

    A Plain Leaving
  2. 2

    A Simple Singing

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    Marie Bachmann has always been the good Amish daughter. But when two men, a Mennonite farmhand and a bishop's rebellious son, show interest in her, she finds herself at a crossroads. On a journey to Florida and back, she grapples with her heart, finding inspiration and hope for the future in the story of a brave Civil War-era ancestor.

    A Simple Singing
  3. 3

    A Faithful Gathering

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    Leisel left her Amish roots for a career in medicine. She has an English boyfriend and big dreams--but these come crashing down when her sister is diagnosed with cancer. Soon nothing is going as planned. With difficult choices to make, will she stick to the traditions of her past--or learn from the story of a WWII ancestor and embrace a life of uncertainty?

    A Faithful Gathering