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A Sister's Test
MBR Bookwatch, March, 2008 by Carol Hoyer
A Sister's Test (Sisters of Holmes County #2)
Wanda E. Brunstetter
Barbour Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 719, Uhrichsville, OH 44683
ISBN 9781597892728, $9.97, 2008, www.barbourbooks.com
Wanda Brunstetter's ability to capture the true life and lifestyle of the Amish once again comes out in true form. Her insight into what is important to the Amish is reflected in her words and style of writing.
Ruth Hostettler is the oldest daughter and her desire to be married and have a family is always on her mind. The first courting she did was with Luke and it hadn't worked out. He kept too many secrets and his behavior was always reckless. She often was very frightened of him.
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Martin Gingerich came into Ruth's life at a time she was despairing over not finding a mate. He was kind, considerate and always concerned about her and her families' welfare. When things seemed to be going well between them, someone started targeting her family through burning down her sister's house, killing plants in the garden and leaving mysterious notes. The Hostettler family couldn't imagine who would be this destructful.
After Martin and Ruth married calmness set over all their families--no destructive behavior came about. Then, one night while riding in the buggy to Ruth's family home, the unthinkable happened. A truck rammed into the bag of their buggy and then again. As the track tried to pass the buggy, the driver rammed the buggy and eventually it rolled over and down an embankment. Martin had died and Ruth had to have emergency surgery and would never be able to have children again. Ruth felt her life would never be the same and she had no reason for living.
The questions that the reader wanted answered in this heartwarming story includes: Who was responsible for all the problems that plagued the Hostetter family; was it Luke? Was it her sister's old English boyfriend and why?
Readers should take the time to read this great story in "A Sister's Test" and, for a while, live the simple life.
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer for Reader Views
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