Cindy Woodsmall schreibt mit tiefem Verständnis und Authentizität, die aus ihren lebenslangen Freundschaften mit Familien aus amischen und mennonitischen Gemeinschaften resultieren. Ihre Romane tauchen tief in die komplexen Themen Leben, Glaube und zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen ein und schildern akribisch die einzigartigen Traditionen und Werte dieser abgeschiedenen Gesellschaften. Woodsmall verbindet meisterhaft detaillierte Umgebungsbeschreibungen mit fesselnden Erzählungen, die den Lesern Einblicke in eine oft geheimnisumwobene Welt gewähren. Ihre Arbeit hebt die Kraft von Gemeinschaft und Familie hervor.
"Old Order Amish wife and mother Jemima has put her marriage and family ahead of herself for years. She's set herself aside. Raising four children, she's followed all the rules and has been patient in looking forward to her time to chase a dream of her own. But when she finds out that her life savings for pursuing that dream is gone--and her husband, Roy, has been hiding a child with another woman--her entire world is shattered. Will she be able to listen to God and love Roy's child? With so much at stake, how can she and Roy fix their relationship before their lives come crashing down?"-- Provided by publisher
When an Old Order Amish woman takes a job at a small-town pharmacy struggling to survive in a world of "big box" stores, her motive is to help her Plain community. But the advent of the holiday season brings an unusual mystery to the surface--and possibly love. Twenty-four-year-old Holly Zook lives a unique life for a young Amish woman. Years ago, her bishop allowed her to continue her education and become the lead technician for Greene's Pharmacy, an old-timey drugstore that looks out for the Amish community--a group largely without secure healthcare plans. She knows she can't marry and hold onto her professional job. She's Amish, and she can only have one or the other, so she spurns love and works toward addressing treatable diseases--like the one that claimed her father's life. As long as Holly continues to avoid Joshua Smucker, the one man who draws her like a warm hearth in winter, she should be fine. When something unexpected threatens Greene's Pharmacy, Holly and Joshua must work together to unravel what's happened and find the "missing" patient before the Board of Pharmacy shuts them down. As the snows of December arrive, with Christmas in the air, will Holly succumb to the generous spirit of the season?
