A young Amish woman harbors a difficult secret. Does she dare share the truth with the man she hopes to marry?
Elsie Keim doesn’t want to be left behind. Her twin sister, Viola, and her older brother, Roman, have both found love and are building lives of their own. But Elsie? She’s still stuck at home, being treated like a child. No one seems to consider her a capable woman—all they see are the thick lenses of her glasses, constant reminders that Elsie suffers from keratoconus and is slowly going blind.
Elsie knows there’s much more to her than her disease. That’s why when a new neighbor, Landon Troyer, shows some interest in her, she doesn’t want anything to scare him away . . . even if it means keeping her condition a secret.
Landon is ready to start a new life and feels like Elsie may just be the right woman to start it with. But when Roman steps in and shares the truth about Elsie’s illness, Landon is floored. His job is demanding and takes him away from home, sometimes for days at a time. How could he keep up with his responsibilities and take care of Elsie?
Meet Shelley:
Shelley Shepard Gray is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the "Sisters of the Heart", "Seasons of Sugarcreek", "Secrets of Crittenden County", and Families of Honor series. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail.
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My Thoughts
At first glance you would never know, other than the thick glass she wears, that Elie Keim was near blind. She desires to be as independent as her twin sister and her brother. They both have found their soul mates but if her family has anything to do with it she will become the blind alt madeal that will be forever dependent on her family. What the family isn't aware of is Elsie prays for a life with her own home, husband and children. She dares not discuss this with anyone. Until Landon Troyer, a new neighbor, starts helping out around the family farm and making a point to seek out Elsie to strike up a conversation with her causing her family to become even more protective of Elsie. She fears if Landon finds out about her eye disease he will turn his attention away from her,even if he was a kind and considerate man.
The author writes about a sensitive subject that most do not want to think about and that is a disability. She also points out through the character of Elsie that a disability does not have to weight you down thinking you are a oddity or not normal. What is not normal to someone may be normal for someone else. God has made us in his image and our soul is what shines through to others. Don't we all have some form of disability? I have to wear glasses and I suffer from migraines. I could go on and on. So look past ones disabilities and find out who the person really is don't be caught up with labels.it blinds ones judgement.
I say kudos to Shelley for writing this beautiful character into this series!
I highly recommend this book.
I rated this book a 5 out of 5.
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book from Harper Collins Publishers and Litfuse Pulicity Group Tour for review. I was in no way compensated for this review.
