Title: A Quilt For JennaPublished by: P&J Publishing
Release Date: 2018
Contributors: Patrick E. Craig
Genre: Amish
Pages: 306
ISBN13: 978-1732322417
ASIN: B07KP174CL
Add on GoodreadsThe first book in the Apple Creek Dreams series.
Jerusha Springer has spent months making the most beautiful quilt anyone in Apple Creek, Ohio has ever seen, and she knows it is going to take first prize at the Quilt Fair in Dalton. The prize money will be her ticket out of the Amish way of life—away from the memories of Jenna, the daughter she lost a year ago and Reuben, her tormented husband, who has been missing since Jenna’s death.On the way to the fair, Jerusha gets caught in the "Storm of The Century." An accident leaves her trapped in her driver’s car—and trapped by the memories of her marriage to Reuben and the loss of little Jenna. And then another littler girl enters the story and takes Jerusha’s heart captive in a way she hadn’t expected. Can this child also be the one to heal Reuben’s pain as well? A beautiful story of loss and redemption.
This story is slowly told throughout the days of a snowstorm in Ohio. Jerusha is ready to leave the Amish faith and her community of Apple Creek. When she becomes stuck in a snowstorm the story turns to not only one of survival but also takes readers back to Jerusha's childhood and how her life has gotten to its current state. Along the way, we meet Reuben, Jerusha's husband, and Bobby, Reuben's Englischer best friend. Bobby is helping search for Jerusha and throughout his search, we get to know more about him and Reuben and their time together in WWI. I loved the switching from the current day to the past. It kept the story moving and interesting. I also enjoyed getting the story from different characters and their points of view. It made the story feel more complete.