Anna’s Crossing
by Suzanne Woods Fisher is not your usual Amish story. This story takes place in 1737 where we find
a group of Amish and Mennonite communities preparing to leave on a ship from
Germany to the New World. They have
decided to travel to Penn’s Woods so that they may have the freedom to worship
as they see fit. I enjoy sea faring
tales a great deal, and this one takes place for the most part on the ship
known as the Charming Nancy. This
was a very in depth story of their lives at sea, particularly that of Anna
Konig and her community of Amish. This
story is not for the faint of heart as it does mention some of man’s inhumanity
to man, especially on slavers, and the hardships these emigrants braved to come
to the New World. This story has a
lovely romance, familial love, and shows a strong community. I was also quite surprised at some of the
major revelations this story revealed for our characters. Ms. Fisher has done her homework with the
historical detail she gives this story and includes some of the actual history
of this ship and its voyage in her author’s notes. I really enjoyed this story and I hope that
there might be a sequel. I received my
copy for an honest review from Revell, and the opinions stated are my own.
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