Author Jerry Eicher The Amish have stripped away the luxuries of life to cultivate life itself, but they cannot escape the human condition. Having grown up Amish himself, Jerry Eicher writes with penetrating insight and love for one of America’s most fascinating communities. Go to Eicher's author site, eicherjerry.com, to see all of his books from various publishers. Contact him here: eicherjs@kinex.net. |
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Set in the Amish communities of northern Indiana and Montana. Hannah Miller has just found a poem about love that stirs her dreams. Checking her past experiences with boys, no one seems to fit, especially not Sam. She had chosen him in the eighth grade only because everyone back then just had to have someone. Hannah now looks for someone else. Feel the agony of mistakes, the burden of guilt, and one girl's attempt to make sense out of love. In this end, will Hannah go the whole way with the logic of her conclusions? |
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Hannah, now married, is living her dream with Jake under the shadow of the Cabinet Mountains. But fear stalks outside the cabin. Must they move back to Indiana, or does God have other plans? Will Jake see things her way, or will they both be swallowed up by the seemingly impossible demands life lays upon them? This is the story of one woman's struggle and the road that opens up before her. Excerpt: Even in her dulled state of awareness, Hannah was certain Sylvia had pulled away, trying to put distance between them. So sudden this was, so abrupt, like a shooting star falling out of heaven on her head. Others would always feel she was different from them, regardless of how much she wasn't. Hannah heard Bishop Amos dismiss the service, sounding as if he were far away. The bench beside her emptied out on each side, but she stayed seated, unable to move. Dimly she became aware of her mother, and then Betty, coming in on either side of her. Her senses registered arms around her shoulders, their tightness gripping her. They stayed that way, the three of them, until the dam broke and the tears flowed. They wept together as one for a life that never would be the same again.
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Sarah Schwartz knows that Lamar Wagler is out of bounds since he's courting Malinda, and they are soon to be married. However, during services, she notices that he keeps looking at her and, worse yet, she wants to respond to his attentions. A story of love, betrayal and forgiveness. |
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Set in Daviess County, Indiana's Amish country, this continuation of Sarah finds Sarah now married and settled on the Yoder farm outside Whitfield. Sarah's sister has plans for a trip out West, agreeing with Sarah that the cut on James' arm that seems slow in healing is nothing serious. Esther has a premonition of things to come, but does even she know what really is coming? Be with Sarah when she receives heart-breaking news in Colorado, and when she learns of the Amish school shootings in Nickels Mine, Pennsylvania. This is a story that brings together an enticing mix of conflicts: divine healing, the powwowing practices of the Amish, the internal workings of Amish culture as it deals with problems, and one person's personal faith when facing terrorism. |