She winced at the
word. Home. She was leaving everything and everybody she knew to go to a place
she’d never visited in her life. It was exciting. It was terrifying.
Book: A Road Unknown by Barbara
Cameron, Abington Press, 2014
Genre: Amish Fiction
Target Audience: Girls 17-25
Subjects: Amish Culture, Selfishness,
Trust in God, Dating Relationships, God’s Will
Summary: It feels so wrong, but she is
to the point of not knowing how to do anything else. Life has just gotten to be
too much at home. Being the oldest of nine children Elizabeth spends all of her
time and focus helping mother her siblings. It’s not that she doesn’t love her
siblings, she does. It’s just that she wants more out of life. She has hopes
and dreams just like every other young girl. So she sets off for another world,
the world of the English. She moves in with a pen pal and finds a job working
for other Amish, including a very good looking single boss her age! But there’s
still a tug back towards home, a tug towards finding peace, being sure of who
she is and where she is supposed to be. It’s time for Elizabeth to figure out just what God wants
of her.
Notes: Like many Amish stories, part
of the focus of this one is on the comparison between the two cultures and the
rigid rules of some of the Amish communities. This one has a strong focus on
the personal element, Elizabeth
figuring out for herself who she is supposed to be rather than the church
leader telling her who to be. And it’s not a decision of whether or not to
remain Amish, simply a decision of whether or not to grow up, fall in love, get
married, move out, etc. instead of stay at home and continue raising her
siblings.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 3/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
Matthew 6:26 –
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,
and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than
they?
Thank you to Litfuse for sending me a free review copy of the book in exchange for my honest opinion.
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