Widowed and jobless, Lydia King moves her son and herself to Charm, Ohio, to be close to her mother and help with her grandfather. Menno Troyer, a furniture store owner, is also recently widowed and the father of four energetic boys. Levi Stutzman, another newcomer to the area, is the only one in his family not handicapped by dwarfism and has dedicated his life to caring for them. As fall colors the countryside, will anonymous gifts left for Lydia bring her hope for a new life and romance, or will another tragedy flood her with infinite despair?
My Review: I always love reading books about the Amish. I think the simple and hard-working life appeals to me, even though I would never want to live that way myself. Wanda Brunstetter does a great job writing about the Amish lifestyle, and in each book she seems to hit an issue. In this book, dwarfism is the issue. People who are “tall” don’t really consider what little people deal with on a daily basis. We are always curious about people who have different challenges than we do. Wanda Brunstetter in “Lydia’s Charm” puts this challenge within the context of the Amish. The book also deals with death – the death of a husband, grandfather and child. In my finite mind I think the characters work through their grief very quickly, but as of yet I have not lost a spouse nor a child, so I don’t have first-hand knowledge. I read this book in one day. It kept me totally engaged and my emotions ran all over the place from crying to laughing. If you love reading about the Amish and/or different lifestyles; if you love reading books about people facing adversity, if you love reading books with happy endings; you will enjoy Wanda Brunstetter’s books. I enjoyed this book as well as all of her others and I look forward to reading more from her. I would recommend these books for girls age 13 and up. Brunstetter’s books contain good, solid, Biblical principles and lessons.
Book will be available September 1, 2010.
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June 22nd, 2010 at 1:02 am
Lydia’s Charm by Wanda Brunstetter will be another great read. I love reading books about the Amish. I enjoy reading about the simple and hard-working life, even though I lived country life myself. Wanda Brunstetter does a great job writing about the Amish lifestyle, and in each book she tells about an issue such as this book based on dwarfism. Brunstetter’s books always contain good, solid, Biblical principles and lessons.
November 6th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
I quite liked “Lydia’s Charm”, Wanda Brunstetter is a wonderful author.
The characters were fairly in-depth and likeable for the most part. The one character I might have liked to see a bit more was the grossvadder and the potential for an interesting relationship between him and Josh.
I just posted a review of this on my own site at http://www.tracysbooknook.com.
-Tracy
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