The Proving
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Amish Fiction's #1 Author Presents a Touching Story of Perseverance and Second Chances Amanda Dienner hasn't seen her Old Order family in five years when she receives word that her mother has passed away and left her Lancaster County's most popular Amish bed-and-breakfast. Now an Englisher, Mandy is shocked: Her twin sister should have been the obvious choice! What's more, the inheritance comes with a catch: The farmhouse inn will only truly be hers if she is able to successfully run it for twelve consecutive months. Mandy accepts the challenge even though it means returning to Gordonville and the painful memories she left behind at eighteen. Still, she's determined to prove she is more than capable of running the bed-and-breakfast, no matter that its loyal clientele are expecting an Amish hostess! The inn isn't Mandy's sole test, however. Rubbing shoulders with her married twin sister reopens wounds that Mandy isn't ready to forgive. And an Englisher guest with a difficult past of her own just complicates matters. Can Mandy fulfill the terms of her inheritance? Or will this year in Amish country prove a dreadful mistake?
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One of the things I've enjoyed about the Beverly Lewis books I've been reading lately is how the Amish and Englisch have worked together or helped each other. This particular book showed that well too, and that aspect made it an especial joy to read.
The cover of this book is beautiful. I love the items on the tray! They go really well together, and the model's facial expression is perfect for the story.
The idea of inheriting a bed and breakfast is amazing. I wish! (That dream ranks up there with inheriting a bookshop to me.) This aspect was well infused into the story, and I was glad to see that it wasn't all smooth sailing but that it felt organic and not dramatized for the sake of the story.
I adored the sibling relationships in this book. They began as broken, but from the beginning I was able to see the hope for reconciliation for Amanda and her siblings. This felt so realistic to me, and this thread was one of the highlights of this story for me.
