Home on Huckleberry Hill is book nine from Jennifer Beckstrand’s The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series. This is probably my favorite of the series to date. Great read!

This is my favorite series from Jennifer it is book 9. Beautiful cover and love the settings the story took place in and there was drama and some laughter. Hope you get your copy Jennifer tells very good stories.

This is a very different kind of Amish story. After losing their baby four years earlier, Jethro tries to control Mary Anne’s grief, even forbidding her to cry. He doesn’t want her to spend money on fancy ingredients for special meals she likes to create. He whitewashes the farm scene she painted in the baby’s room. He treats her like a servant and steals all joy from her life. So she moves out of the house into a tent.
The Amish community is up in arms that she’s not obeying her husband. Her grandparents, Felty and Anna Helmuth, join her in a tent as a show of solidarity. So do some cousins. Meanwhile, the self-righteous Pharisees, mainly Jethro’s brother Willie Jay, threaten she’ll go to hell if she doesn’t move back in with her husband.
Mary Anne garnered all my sympathy at first. As Jethro came to understand how his behavior toward her was reprehensible, he won my favor. The bishop seemed a decent sort, if a bit clueless as to how to help. The ministers were awful.
An entertaining story.

I always look forward to another Huckleberry Hill story. This one is a little different because instead of matchmaking, Anna and Felty are out to help their granddaughter who is having marriage problems. When Mary Anne moves out of her house into a tent in the back yard, her grandparents camp out with her to show support. Soon others join in the effort to show solidarity. There is lessons for all as this story is woven with wisdom and humor. Highly recommended!

Mary Anne Neuenschwander knows she should be content with what Gotte has given her. She has a comfortable house, a fruitful farm, and a good, steady husband. But after nearly six years of marriage, she still longs for a baby. Yet her husband, Jethro, seems to care more about fishing than about his wife. Unable to bear Jethro’s indifference, Mary Anne moves into a tent in the woods where he won’t have to be bothered. But when her mammi and dawdi find out what she’s done, they’ll stop at nothing—including a little camping trip of their own—to help save their granddaughter’s marriage . . .
Jethro’s greatest blessing is his beloved wife, Mary Anne. Nothing else in his life has turned out anywhere near the way he expected. Rather than burden Mary Anne with his disappointment, he shields her by spending less and less time at home and more time on the river. But when he finds that she’s moved out, he’s shocked. What will people think? What is Mary Anne thinking? And what clever plans are her grandparents hatching?

I truly enjoyed this book. I did notice that this is not old order Amish, but it was enjoyable. You get to feel for Mary Anne. You understand why she left Jethro, but the elders were none too happy about it. Her family stood with her and they all were camping in the woods behind the house. What was most enjoyable was when Jethro began to understand why she left and started to court her again. A truly enjoyable romance.

Jennifer Beckstrand is the RITA nominated and award-winning author of the Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill and The Honeybee Sisters series, as well as a number of novellas. Novels in her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series have been RITA® Award and RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award finalists. Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for inspirational fiction and Huckleberry Hearts was named a Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction Book of the Year. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people. She and her husband have been married for thirty-four years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and six adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.

I was given a complimentary copy of this ebook for this review from NetGalley.

Jennifer Beckstrand has provided her readers with an irrepressible couple--Felty and Anna Helmuth--and their family. Anna has a penchant for matchmaking her grandchildren and bringing them happiness--especially through her unusual recipes and her knitted potholders. BUT her attention changes directions to her married granddaughter, Mary Anne, and her husband, Jethro, who she believes are having troubles.

Mary Anne reaches her final breaking point when she fixes a beautifully prepared dinner and Jethro goes fishing. While he is out, she moves out of the house into a tent in the woods of their property.

As soon as the family hears--especially Anna and Felty--they move out to the woods to show their solidarity with Mary Anne.

In this book, Jennifer opens up the stereotypes of the Amish culture, and points out the gaps between the Ordnung and the Bible, she rips the blinders off of the leadership so that they can see that marriage is more than the blind obedience of the wives to their husbands. Wives are more than servants to be at the beck and call of the husbands.

Home on Huckleberry Hill breaks down the Amish lifestyle to shine a bit of light and give all of us a lesson on how to treat each other.

Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a camp fire to sit and find healing.

My thanks to Kensington/Zebra for allowing me to read and review this book.

I enjoyed Home On Huckleberry Hill .It had me laughing from cover to cover.I didn't find everything in it to be likely but I was enjoying myself to much to care!
The story revolves around a amish couple Jethro and Maryanne, Maryanne feels her husband Jethro loves his fishing pole more than her.He pretty much confirms that it by forgetting their anniversary and going fishing instead.Maryanne decides to move into a tent in the backyard so that he can have his life back,one without her.Maryanne finds she is not as sad as she should be without Jethro and enjoys the freedom of not catering to Jethro's every whim .She starts crafting,quilting,and gourmet cooking again, all things her husband found a a waste of time and money.After a very short time several of Maryanne's family members decide to aid her by moving in the yard with her!(this was what I found unlikely,though humorous).Jethro believes this is all his wife's fault and seeks allies to show her the error of her ways. Pretty soon everyone on Huckleberry Hill has taken sides.

Jennifer Beckstrand has done it again with an outstanding story back on Huckleberry Hill in Home on Huckleberry Hill!
Felty and Anna’s granddaughter, Mary Anne, has had enough of just being another tool to make her husband, Jethro’s life easier. When Jethro goes a little too far by forgetting their anniversary and instead fishing with his beloved new fishing pole, she decides to move out of their home.
When Jethro finds Mary Anne, she is camping in his tent with his cot in their backyard. Jethro knew that they had a rocky few years with starting with the loss of their child, but he thought Mary Anne was fine and their marriage was going to be alright.
When Felty and Anna stand in solidarity with Mary Anne and camp along side her, the community slowly starts to take sides and the campsite begins to grow.
The characters in the novel are real to life and so easy to love. The story is about finding misplaced love, forgiveness, and communication.
I received a copy of from NetGalley and Kensington Publishing in return for my honest review.

Home on Huckleberry Hill was my first Jennifer Beckstrand book. I was intrigued by the storyline after the summary explains Mary Anne moves into a tent in the woods so her husband won't have to be bothered with her. At times the story is so funny I was laughing out loud and at other times the issues of being taken for granted in marriage and infertility were serious and in need of a resolution. The juxtaposition of these two extremes in one book is hard to pull off, but I think Beckstrand did a great job entertaining the reader while dealing with some heavy topics.
I enjoyed Jennifer's writing and appreciate Kensington Books making a copy available for review.

Another fun story of Anna and Felty playing matchmakers for their grandchildren. In this one, their granddaughter Mary Anne is tired of being taken for granted and ignored by her husband Jethro. When he comes home on their 6th wedding anniversary, and tells her he is going fishing with the guys, she finds her breaking point. Taking a tent she sets up a little camp near the barn, and declares that she has left him. When her grandparents hear about it, they join her in the camp to show solidarity. A fun story, and one that is hard to put down. A first angry and embarrassed, Jethro slowly learns to see things from her point of view, and also she gets her eyes opened to her actions as well. A good way to show both sides of an issue, and show that yes, things can be repaired. Highly recommend this book, and thankfully none of Anna's recipes are included.

This is a book I would recommend. Its funny with characters that are very human. Mary Anne is tired of her marriage and has left her home. Divorce is not allowed in Amish society so she decides to just move out. Jethro thought his marriage was going on just fine and does not understand why his wife has left their home. The whole community has taken sides in solidarity and everyone has something to say about the situation. Felty and Anne (Mary Anne's grandparents) who love to match-make take up the task of helping this couple find themselves again. All the characters in the book were interesting but I especially loved Felty and Anne, they were funny. I think i am going to burst into laughter anytime I hear the word solidarity from now on.
This is a story about finding love again, forgiveness, grief, disappointment and accepting people the way they are because we are all different yet beautiful in our own way.
One third of the way in I found myself bristling because it seemed the author was making it all Jethro's fault. But I firmly believe that there is always two sides to a story but in the end it all came through when Mary Anne saw her own part in all that had transpired.
A big thanks to netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this work by this amazing writer.
This is my candid review.

Jennifer Beckstrand always knows how to make my heart melt with her Amish romance stories. Home on Huckleberry Hill was not different it was a quick read, but made me fall in love with every character in the book and was smiling thru out!

HOME ON HUCKLEBERRY HILL by Jennifer Backstrand. June 26
With tubs of candy in their hands the locals are discussing the problems of some in their community. Gossip always traveling like lightning in the grocery store. Solution playing matchmaker again
for a couple already married. Once again we have Anna and Felty working their magic What was Mary Anne and Jethro thinking of
that’s not the way to have a family. Delightful, funny, and adorable couple to read about again. Given ARC by Net Galley and Kensington for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

Jennifer Beckstrand continues to tell such an amazing story in the Amish genre. And Home on Huckleberry Hill is certainly a unique type of tale for Amish novels- about a wife who moves out on her husband due to loneliness and growing apart. This is not what one would expect in the Amish community where separation and divorce are not permitted. Yet, Mary Anne decides she no longer wants to live with Jethro, as she feels she no longer loves him and that he no longer loves her, and that they grew apart after her miscarriage a few years earlier.
She moves into a tent on their property as she cannot afford to find a place, and what happens next is quite interesting- her very unconventional Amish grandparents Anna and Felty decide to show "solidarity" and also camp out adjacent to her. Jethro is at a loss for words when he realizes Mary Anne no longer wants to be married to him, and that her grandparents and some of her cousins are showing support for her behavior.
This leads to a strong of events that cause deeply conflicting e motions between Mary Anne and Jethro. I do not wish to provide any spoilers, as I do wish to recommend that fellow readers pick up or download a copy of Home on Huckleberry Hill. You will be thrilled that you did! It is touching, captivating and a beautiful read.

I LOVE Anna & Felty! They're so funny, and so full of wisdom that gets passed on through unconventional terms. This book is no exception....from the wacky recipes to the octogenarians rolling away in an RV down the road in the middle of the night....all in the name of offering familial support! If you haven't read a Huckleberry Hill book yet, you are missing out on the character lessons given through plenty of humor. On a more serious note, I like how this shows that even the Amish aren't immune to life's problems. If more people took this approach to divorce, we'd probably have less divorce in this country...and a lot more laughter.

"Only" eighty-five?

They are freaking all these busybodies out! I love it.

Jethro, you better appreciate this. She made you multiple flavors of Jell-o!

Butt. Hole.

She needs a rumspringa.

I officially love her. A potato-chip mobile? Cool!

I like their bishop.

Thirteen times? You go, Anna!

She might be better off without Jethro and his self-righteous family.

The activities director is the only one who gets paid at the senior center? That's so unfair.

He didn't!!!

He's very attached to expensive things, especially for an Amish man.

Does she know about the medical bills?

This is like the Amish version of Woodstock, minus Jimi Hendrix.

You realize you're insulting them, Gary, right?

That's a sweet waste of Cheetos.

Ooh, you men better run. Lois is on the case now. Poor Mary Anne!

A fire was bound to happen.

Aww! So he does know how to be romantic.

Yippee!

I am so enjoying this book!! Its a hoot an holler sort of book!
Our favorite grandparents are back in this new adventure!
This is Jennifer's best yet! I can't wait for y'all to read this!
I wish that Anna and Felty were my grandparents! Everyone needs a set like them!!