Piecing It All Together

When Leslie Gould set out to write this particular Amish Fiction book, she pulled out all of the stops.  She brought in a bit of historical Amish fiction along with contemporary Amish/Mennonite fiction.  Using a storyteller to bring in the historical portion of the book made it all the more entertaining.  It is hard to put this book down. 

A week before her wedding, Savannah calls her fiance only to find him with another woman.  When he comes to the phone, he tells her the wedding is off, but he'll pay for the non-refundable deposits with all of their vendors.  Savannah packs a suitcase and empties her apartment into a storage unit, then flies to visit her grandmother, in Indiana.

Almost immediately after Savannah arrived in Indiana, she was called by her Aunt Deloris to go help deliver a baby.  As she gets to the home to deliver the baby, the woman's teenage daughter runs away and thus starts the intrigue that weaves its way through the book. 

Savannah's Mammi and several other women go to Jane's quilt shop to work on a quilt while Jane tells stories.  The story she has chosen to tell throughout the book is one about Emma, who has lost her husband and both of her children.  Emma's family decided to move from Pennsylvania to Indiana.  Emma doesn't want to leave and extracts a promise to be able to move back if she doesn't find Indiana to her liking. 

Throughout this time, Savannah's friend, Tommy, has found himself in hot water with the local law enforcement because of his cousin's actions. Inspired by the story of Emma, Savannah does all she can to clear Tommy of the accusations against him. 

Leslie has character development, settings, and plot lines down to a T.  Her pacing is fast enough to keep the reader involved to the very end.   This is a five star book, with two thumbs up, and a Hearth and Home patterned quilt for your home.

Bethany House and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review.  All opinions expressed are my own.