Hearts in Harmony

Mary met Levi when she was ten years old, going to the funeral of her father's Englisch friend.  She saw something in him, even at that young age.  Eight years later, she meets Levi again at the widow's house, each of them doing favors for their parents.  In going to the widow's house, they both befriend the widow, Adeline. 

Levi is one of ten siblings and the one who can most be excused from life at his parents' farm.  Mary is one of two girls in her family and is going to Adeline's house to help out.

Natalie is Adeline's only relative, but a distant one at that.   At the behest of her mother, she shows up to Adeline's place to find Adeline's non-existent money. 

Natalie, Mary, and Levi are all close in age and become friends with each other and friends with Adeline. Mary helped Adeline run her errands and took her for outings, Levi painted the outside of her house, and Natalie timed her visits to coincide with Mary and Levi to help out where she could.

When Adeline's health began to decline, the three friends became more and more concerned, until they found her passed out on the kitchen floor.  It was more than they could handle, but they discovered they could lean on God's grace.

Beth Wiseman does her research well and knows the Amish culture and how they will mix with the Englisch world.  Hearts in Harmony is a book about real people with real problems.  This book made me sad in a good way.  Adeline's health problem was the same problem my mother had when she died.  Her decline mirrored my mother's that I cried once again for the loss of my mother.

I want to thank Zondervan Fiction for allowing me to read and review this book.  It is a five star book, with two thumbs up, and a buggy ride to the beach.