Since I am playing catch up with my book reviews here is my next one.
The Guardian by Beverly Lewis is another story set in Lewis' backdrop of Hickory Hollow, a beloved setting for her well know Amish romance stories. While The Guardian does have an undertone of that Amish love story the main plot follows a young woman reeling from the death of her sister and the loss of her first teaching position as she tries to reconnect with those she loves and in her relationship with God. Jodi Winfield stumbles along the Amish town of Hickory Hollow while out for a morning run when she discovers a young little girl dressed in Plain clothing who can not speak a word of English. This little girl leads Jodi to the Amish community where she learns about the beauty of a life of simplicity and brings her back to what is truly important in life and in relationships.
Right away the beginning of this book grabbed my attention up until about two thirds of the way though when the story began to drag on and each chapter started to sound exactly the same. If the author had cut out a good six or seven chapters in the middle this would have made my top favorites list. As it was, this was still a sweet story with pleasant undertones and good life lessons in religion and in love.
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