Read more Read more Elements from the Story This tranquil setting inspired the actual book cover for The Beginning. Can't you just imagine a young Amish couple sitting in a row boat? Susie Mast, my courting-age Amish protagonist, makes and sells delicious jams and jellies for her mother's shop near their farmhouse in The Beginning. Light gray, enclosed carriages (used to transport families) are unique to the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Old Order Amish. There are several scenes in The Beginning where young Susie "drives" her sister and others to a Hickory Hollow work frolic, such as a quilting bee or canning bee. Read more What Inspired the Story Two years ago, while visiting Lancaster County, there was a moment of reflection when I realized that a placid lake surrounded by many large willows had more than captured my attention, as had a bundle of flowers along the roadside, and even an attractive wall hanging Id seen in my Amish friends' home (near fictitious Hickory Hollow). These were the original images that sprang to life in my heart for this novel, The Beginning, while I was researching aspects of a completely different book. And because those early sparks lingered long in my memory, I knew they were meant to be knitted together into a heartwarming story that would lift readers' hearts and offer a genuine glimpse into a young Amish womans life-journey through the challenges of enormous loss. Read more
Details e-book Beginning
🗸 Author(s): Lewis
🗸 Title: Beginning
🗸 Rating : 4.7 from 5 stars (1263 reviews)
🗸 ISBN-10: 0764237500
🗸 ISBN-13: 9780764237508
🗸 Languange: English
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