The Sacrifice (Abram's Daughters): 3 - Softcover

Beverly Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764228722 ISBN 13: 9780764228728

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2013

Synopsis

The ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS saga encompasses the lives of three generations of Ebersols, an Amish family of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Opening with The Covenant at the end of WWII and continuing into the Fifties with The Betrayal, Leah and Sadie Ebersol have made very different choices with consequences that have left them many miles apart, both physically and emotionally. Having already suffered unthinkable betrayals, Leah has accepted her life as Abram's daughter,fitting willingly and comfortably into the family and work, whether she is needed out in the barn or helping her mother, Ida, with housework and baby sister Lydiann. But an unexpected family announcement brings unimaginable joy--as well as incredible sorrow. Leah is once again caught between the yearnings of her heart and responsibility for her family. Her younger sisters, twins Hannah and Mary Ruth, face their own difficult choices. Their paths also seem to be diverging, pushing the Ebersol family into further turmoil. Will they ever find true peace-within and without?

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The powerful family saga of four Amish sisters whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as Lancaster's signature horse and buggy. Or so it seems...

Leah Ebersol has no choice but to believe the worst. Her older sister, Sadie, and Leah's beloved Jonas have betrayed her. Now, two years later, Leah finds herself on the verge of accepting another courting invitation. But when tragedy befalls the Ebersols, Leah must again choose between her own happiness and her family.

Acclaim for ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS

"...Lewis is a master of eliciting empathy for characters caught in troubles of their own making...The tension between [the Plain people] and the encroaching English world is palpable."--Library Journal

"Lewis's characters glow and her plot is brilliant."--Rendezvous

"...winsome and full of fascinating cultural detail."--Romantic Times

BEVERLY LEWIS, born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, has more than seventeen million books in print. Her stories have been published in eleven languages and have regularly appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times and USA Today.

Synopsis:

Abram's Daughters book 3, the sequel to the bestselling The Betrayal. This powerful family saga features four Amish courting-age sisters growing up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1940s. Life in Gobbler's Knob was all Leah Ebersol ever wanted until her older sister Sadie abandoned faith and family, leaving Leah no choice but to believe the worst, that Sadie--and her own beloved Jonas--had betrayed her. Now, two years later, Leah still misses both Sadie and Jonas keenly. Because of her sister's shunning, she cannot contact either of them but hears through the grapevine that they are married. Loyal neighbor Gid is still biding his time, but on the verge of accepting his courting invitation, tragedy befalls the Ebersols and Leah must again choose between her own happiness and her family. Mary Ruth dreams of becoming a teacher, but it has gotten pushed to the back of her thinking when a nice young Amish boy comes courting. Twin Hannah yearns for her sister to attend baptismal classes with her, but Mary Ruth is not ready to take her 'nal vows. How will this family in turmoil find peace?

About this edition

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0764228722
• ISBN 13: 9780764228728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320