Emma Lapp tries to be the perfect daughter, to earn the loving embrace of her family and her Amish community in Pennsylvania. Yet she can’t quite win her mother’s smile—or her forgiveness for a transgression Emma can’t quite place . . .
Emma knows she’s the source of her mother’s greatest sorrow, having been born on the same day Mamm lost her beloved sister. The one bright spot has been the odd trinkets anonymously left at her aunt’s grave each year on Emma’s birthday—gifts Emma secretly hides because they upset her parents. But the day she turns 22, a locket bears a surprise that sends her on an unexpected journey . . .
Searching for answers, Emma travels to the English world and finds a kinship as intriguing as it is forbidden. But is this newfound connection enough to leave behind the future she’d expected? The answers are as mysterious, and as devastating, as the truth that divides Emma from the only family, and the only life, she’s ever known.
About The Author
As a child, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack
of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil.
From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today,
Laura is the national bestselling author of several mystery series, including
the Amish Mysteries, the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, the Jenkins &
Burns Mysteries, and the Tobi Tobias Mystery Series. Her first women's fiction
novel, Portrait of a Sister, is now available.
Laura is a former Agatha Award nominee, and the recipient of an RT
Reviewer’s Choice Award. A graduate of Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Laura enjoys making memories with her family, baking, and being an advocate for
those living with Multiple Sclerosis.
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My Review
The author has given us a story about a young Amish woman whom has
always felt out of place in her family. Just like in all families with
more than one child, sometimes you feel that one is favored more than
others, but is it real or imagined?
Then on top of everything we soon find out that there have been deep family secrets kept here.
I soon wondered if everything I was reading or feeling was what really happened? Yes, all answers are here, and some are a bit scary when you think of an Amish family ending up in jail, but you will need to read right to the end to find out all of the facts and what happens to these folks.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Kensington, and was not required to give a positive review
Then on top of everything we soon find out that there have been deep family secrets kept here.
I soon wondered if everything I was reading or feeling was what really happened? Yes, all answers are here, and some are a bit scary when you think of an Amish family ending up in jail, but you will need to read right to the end to find out all of the facts and what happens to these folks.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Kensington, and was not required to give a positive review
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