About the book:
Two sisters get a second chance at life and love
Angela---Her mother's untimely death, a struggling marriage,
a strained relationship with her sister, Rose, and regrets over what might have
been haunt her. Despite being a wife and mother, she feels she has little to
show for her life.
Rose--Still single, she longs for a husband and children.
But Angela has all that and still isn't happy. Rose wants to be closer to her
older sister, but she and Angela couldn't be more different. Both strong women,
will their sibling rivalry ever end?
* * *
When a letter arrives from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania,
Angela and Rose decide to visit Aunt Silvia, their mother's Mennonite sister,
in the heart of Amish country. This vacation could provide the opportunity both
sisters need to sort out their issues. And yet instead of finding a new way of
connecting with each other, Angela and Rose discover surprising family secrets
that add to their strife and threaten Rose's romance with a new beau.
Through it all, the two sisters must find the faith
necessary to face their personal problems and allow God to restore hope and
healing to their hearts and relationship as only He can.
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My Thoughts:
My Thoughts:
A Letter from
Lancaster County is a compelling and emotional story about two sisters,
Angela and Rose. They decide to travel together to visit their Aunt Sylvia
(their late mother’s sister) after she has asked them to make a visit.
These two sisters couldn’t be any more different. Angela,
the oldest and considered the beauty, is in her early 40’s, married to a
successful man, and has two children. Rose is in a fruitless relationship, just
like all her others. Both carry scars from their pasts and wounds of dreams
that have long since died. They love each other very much, but also cannot
understand one another. If they were not sisters, they would not be friends at
all.
As they spend time with their Aunt and each other in quiet
Lancaster County, they learn some disturbing news about their mother, their own
individual lives, and they both evaluate what it means to really live.
This story really put me through an emotional gauntlet and I
liked how the author gave us each sister’s viewpoint every other chapter. This
rounded out the story and gave us a fuller picture of their relationship. This
at times can be a sad and lonely story, especially in the wake of the stubbornness
of people. My take away from this story is that maybe we should not erect such
tall walls around our hearts, and accept for better or for worse the heartbreak
and the love that we share with others. We were made for companionship.
I received a copy of this book for free through Litfuse
Publicity. I was not required to post a positive review and the views and
opinions expressed are my own.
About the author:
Kate Lloyd is a bestselling novelist whose books include
"A Portrait of Marguerite" and the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy. A
native of Baltimore, she enjoys spending time with friends and family in rural
Pennsylvania and is a member of the Lancaster County Mennonite Historical
Society. She now resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.
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