Meek and Mild (Amish Turns of Time) - Hardcover

Newport, Olivia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410476405 ISBN 13: 9781410476401

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2015

Synopsis

Clara Kuhn considers the marriage proposal of Andrew Raber while coming to terms with both of their progressive practices that could get them shunned by their Old Order community, even as the community goes through changes of its own.

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Book Description:

Clara and Andrew belong to a strict Old Order Amish community, but their consciences are leading them to make progressive choices―Clara by teaching Bible stories to children and Andrew by owning a car. What choice will their friends and family have but to shun them?

From the Back Cover:

Andrew tightened his grip on Clara’s hand. “Each man will have to seek his own conscience.”
 
1916--Somerset County, Pennsylvania
 
Suddenly shun has become a serious word for Clara Kuhn. The Amish church’s aging bishop is coming down hard on members who dally in untraditional practices—like offering Sunday school for children—and Clara’s gift for telling Bible stories to little ones collides with new mandates. The young Pennsylvania Amish woman had always moved freely over the state line to visit family in the more progressive Maryland district, but now those visits are coming under scrutiny by some members of Clara’s church.

On the verge of accepting Andrew Raber’s marriage proposal, Clara is unsure what to make of his new hobby to rehabilitate an abandoned Model T. Just how hard can they push against the bishop’s wishes?

As the chasm widens between Old Order Amish and the Marylanders, and tensions rise between longtime friends and close-knit family, Clara and Andrew must look inward to examine their own hearts and consciences and above all, seek Gottes wille—God’s will.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1410476405
• ISBN 13: 9781410476401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 646