Beverly Lewis

The Photograph Beverly Lewis Large Print edition

Jacket Description/Back: He studied the picture more closely, finding it curious that the young woman looked so boldly into the camera while wearing a white prayer "Kapp" shaped like a heart--the characteristic head covering for the Lancaster County Old Order Amish. "Why would a devout girl have her picture taken?" When her sister Lily disappears only months after their widowed mother's passing, Eva Esch fears she has been wooed away from the People. Yet Lily's disappearance isn't Eva's only concern: She and her sisters must relocate once their older brother takes over the family farmhouse. Then Jed Stutzman, an Amish buggy maker from Ohio, shows up in Eden Valley with a photo of a Plain young woman. Eva feels powerfully drawn to the charming stranger--but the woman in the forbidden photograph is no stranger at all. . . . Biographical Note: Beverly Lewis is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than ninety books in eleven languages. A keen interest in her mother's Plain heritage has inspired Beverly to write many Amish-related novels, beginning with "The Shunning," which has sold more than one million copies and is an Original Hallmark Channel movie. In 2007, "The Brethren" was honored with a Christy Award. Beverly has been interviewed by both national and international media, including "Time" magazine, the Associated Press, and the BBC. She lives with her husband, David, in Colorado. Visit her website at www.beverlylewis.com or www.facebook.com/officialbeverlylewis for more information. Publisher Marketing: Inspiring New Novel from the "Biggest Name in Amish Fiction" Eva Esch and her sisters are in a predicament. With the passing of their widowed mother, Eva's older brother Menno plans to move his growing family into the Eden Valley farmhouse where they all grew up, leaving little room for his three single sisters. Surely, Menno reasons, at least "one" of them will marry this coming wedding season. Eva does hope to marry, but she isn't sure she wants to give up her sweet shop for the life of a farmer's wife, and she has no other prospects. When younger sister, Lily, disappears in the night, leaving only a brief note, Eva fears she has been wooed away from the People by an outsider. And when Jed Stutzman, a young Amish buggy maker from Ohio, shows up in Lancaster with a photo of a Plain young woman, Eva's world begins to tilt. She feels powerfully drawn to the quietly charming stranger--but the woman in the forbidden photograph is no stranger at all. . . . Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 08/24/2015 (EAN 9780764212475, Paperback)

Christian Retailing 09/01/2015 pg. 44 (EAN 9780764212475, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Lewis, Beverly Beverly Lewis, born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than ninety books. Her stories have been published in eleven languages worldwide. A keen interest in her mother's Plain heritage has inspired Beverly to write many Amish-related novels, beginning with "The Shunning, " which has sold more than one million copies and is an Original Hallmark Channel movie. In 2007, "The Brethren" was honored with a Christy Award. Beverly has been interviewed by both national and international media, including "Time "magazine, the Associated Press, and the BBC. She lives with her husband, David, in Colorado. Visit her website at www.beverlylewis.com or www.facebook.com/officialbeverlylewis for more information.