07 May 2019
The Tinderbox by Beverly Lewis Book Review
May 07, 2019
On the
day before her Amish parents' twentieth wedding anniversary, nineteen-year-old
Sylvia Miller stumbles across the key to the old brass tinderbox her father
keeps in his Lancaster County watch repair shop. Piqued by curiosity, Sylvia
unlocks the cherished heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to
discover will splinter apart her happy life.
Once Sylvia overcomes her shock, she confronts her father about the contents of the box. To her amazement, the respected convert to the Old Order admits that he is not fit to be a member of the Hickory Hollow Amish church--in fact, he never was.
Burdened by the weight of his deception, Earnest Miller reveals the details about his past to Sylvia--and to his wife, Rhoda. The long-kept secret alters everything for the close-knit family, and when word of Earnest's deceit reaches others in the community, the truth pits Amish neighbors against one another and threatens to dry up Earnest's livelihood--as well as to break up Sylvia's engagement to the preacher's grandson.
Can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness and acceptance?
Once Sylvia overcomes her shock, she confronts her father about the contents of the box. To her amazement, the respected convert to the Old Order admits that he is not fit to be a member of the Hickory Hollow Amish church--in fact, he never was.
Burdened by the weight of his deception, Earnest Miller reveals the details about his past to Sylvia--and to his wife, Rhoda. The long-kept secret alters everything for the close-knit family, and when word of Earnest's deceit reaches others in the community, the truth pits Amish neighbors against one another and threatens to dry up Earnest's livelihood--as well as to break up Sylvia's engagement to the preacher's grandson.
Can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness and acceptance?
My Thoughts:
I was
delighted to read another book from one of my favorite author Beverly Lewis.
Secrets have a way of sneaking up on use when we
try to hide the truth. Sylvia finds an old Tinderbox. Curiosity got the best of
her and she looks at the contents in the box. What she finds in the box has the
potential to unravel her family. Her father Earnest converted to Old Order
Amish as an Englisher. He has held a secret from his wife all these years.
The story and characters are well developed. The
situation is very realistic with how secrets even twenty year old ones can have
rippling effects and some drastic consequences.
Overall another great read. The story is slow
building up to the climax. The end leaves you anxiously waiting for the next
book in this series. The end leaves you with a cliff hanger so get ready for
that!
I received a free copy of this product from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write
a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have
expressed are my own or those of my family. I am disclosing this information
accordance with the FTC Regulations.
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