Home to Amana Series
By Judith Miller
Jancey Rhoder loves teaching the young orphans at the
Kansas City Charity Home, where she donates her time each day. Her evenings are spent helping her father
care for her terminally ill mother. Jancey
is shocked when her parents suddenly announce their intention to move back to
the Amana colonies in Iowa where they were raised. She must decide if she will leave the city,
the children, and her steady beau to begin a totally different way of life. The desire to be with her mother during the
late stages of her illness secures her decision to leave her childhood home and
begin anew. While Jancey anticipated
many changes in her way of life, she never planned on losing her heart to a
young man in the colonies. But, when her
Kansas City beau shows up determined to win her back and take her home, Jancey
must decide where her heart and future lie – will she leave for the familiar
life she had, or stay and live the simple life of the Amana colonies?
I have really enjoyed the Judith Miller books I have read
previously, and this one was no exception. I have not read the first of
Miller’s “Home to Amana” series, but I was not lost reading this book. It seems the stories are independent reads. The storyline is well developed and easy to
follow. The turns and twists of the book
keep you turning pages to find out what happens next. I like how the authors depicts Jancey as
having previously trusted God, but she still struggles to depend on Him for her
needs, and wait on His timing for her life.
It is a battle with which many Christians can identify. Overall I give this book and A – an
interesting and enjoyable Christian fiction read.
I received a free copy of this book from Bethany House
publishers in exchange for my honest review.
