The First Love

by Beverly Lewis

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Pub Date Sep 04 2018 | Archive Date Oct 15 2018

Bethany House | Bethany House Publishers

Religion & Spirituality

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"Jah, that was undeniably a difficult time, one that opened my eyes in countless ways. And my heart, most of all. It was a season of sorrow and searching, of questions and answers. It was the summer of my first love."

It's the summer of 1951, and Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling with illness, she is used to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet Maggie wishes she were more like other courting-age girls so she could live a normal, healthy life.

When tent revival meetings come to the area, the words of the preacher cause her to reconsider what she knows about faith. Can she learn to trust God even when hope seems a distant dream?

"Jah, that was undeniably a difficult time, one that opened my eyes in countless ways. And my heart, most of all. It was a season of sorrow and searching, of questions and answers. It was the summer...

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9780764219689
PRICE	$17.00 (USD)
PAGES	304

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Dawn C, Reviewer

In The First Love Maggie longs to be like the other girls in the way of courting. With changes happening in her life she struggles but with the help of a revival meeting she changes her way of thinking.

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Debbie F, Reviewer

I have been reading Beverly Lewis' books for many years. I enjoyed this one as well especially about the tent revival, as my grandmother and great aunt talked about when they used to attend them. This gave me a little more insight into their history with tent revivals.

This story is about Maggie and her crippling illness as well as her family and all their struggles. Their strong faith and support of each other is what carries them through.

I received a digital copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.