New York Times bestselling author Beverly Lewis provides a
story of regret and self-punishment in “The Atonement,” her recent work of
Amish fiction.
Lucy Flaud pours her heart into a life of service, caring
for both Amish and Englischers in an effort to make up for the sin of her past.
She is not banned from the community, but she does not feel like a full member
of it, either. Her heart is not at peace and she carries both deep resentment
and painful grief.
When her father begins to attend a grief support group at a
local community church, he meets Dale Wyeth, an Englischer interested in living
a simpler life. Their friendship causes complications with Lucy and forces her
to revisit a chapter of her life she’d much rather bury with busyness.
Lucy’s efforts to redeem herself through her own willpower
will ring true to anyone who has attempted to make up for their own wrongdoing.
Lewis has created a complex heroine and a story that makes for pleasant and
inspirational leisure reading.
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