University City Public Library Book Challenge: The Judgment And The Mercy

University City MO

14 June, 2022

8:06 AM

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Press release from University City Public Library Book Challenge: June 12, 2022 The Judgment (2011) 324 pages and The Mercy (2011) 303 pages, books 2 and 3 in a trilogy by Beverly Lewis The Judgment The Thorn Rose grew up in an Amish household. Her best friend was Nick, a boy next door who was a foster child who was never fully accepted by the community, nor by his "brother," the natural born son of the family that fostered him. Nick was blamed for a tragedy that caused the death of Christian, that same brother, and Nick fled the Amish community. Rose was heartbroken by his departure, but tried to move on with her life, including going through the "Singing," a regular Sunday night event for Amish youth who are old enough to be courting. Meanwhile, Rose's older sister, Hen, who is married to a non-Amish man, Brandon, is having a crisis of her own. They were living away from the Amish community and had a small child, Mattie Sue, when Hen started feeling a strong pull back to Amish life. She left her husband to live in a small house on her parents' property with Mattie Sue. Her husband is threatening to divorce her if she doesn't return to their home. The Mercy If you like soap operas, you'll love these books; the storylines merge surprises with the obvious. There is much more in these stories, arcs that involve the Amish religious hierarchy, for example. The book is a little preachy, being from the Amish point of view, but I learned a few things about Amish lifestyles, and the characters were generally likeable. This press release was produced by University City Public Library Book Challenge. The views expressed here are the author's own.