| When the Heart Cries (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (79 reviews)
Sales Rank: 49795
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 1400072921
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781400072927
ASIN: 1400072921
Publication Date: September 19, 2006
Release Date: September 19, 2006
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Product Description
When Hannah dares to love across the boundaries of tradition, will she lose everything?
Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She?s been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for three years, and before returning to college for his senior year, Paul asks Hannah to be his wife. Hannah accepts, aware that her marriage will change her relationship with her family forever.
On the evening of their engagement, tragedy strikes and in one unwelcome encounter, all that Hannah has known and believed is destroyed. As she finds herself entangled in questions that the Old Ways of her people cannot answer, Hannah faces the possibility of losing her place in her family, in her community?and in the heart of the man she loves.
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 Definitely PG-13 January 3, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this series as a gift for my 16 year old daughter. Just a word of warning to other mothers thinking that this Amish genre is safe, wholesome, uplifting reading for teenage daughters - this book is definitely PG-13 and nothing in the synopsis suggests this. It is the story the rape of a 16 year old Amish girl, her subsequent pregnancy and the birth and death of her premature child, along with the misunderstanding, alienation and villification by the Amish community and her family (especially her father), rejection by her Mennonite boyfriend, her questioning of the rules and structure of her community. My daughter's impression mainly that it was sad. My impression is that the difficult topics are handled reasonably well, the girl emerges from her experiences stronger and more mature, but I would definitely suggest that parents read the book along with their teens and be prepared to use it as material for discussion - there's a fairly wide range of material here worthy of one of those discussions. We haven't read the next 2 books in the series, but we will because we both want to know what happens to Hannah. One other caveat - there really isn't much that is 'Christian' about this book, other than the setting. The author's perspective seems to be that the strict rules of an Amish community make authentic faith and personal prayer rather foreign to these characters. It will be interesting to see how she develops their faith in subsequent books, and whether it is done within or outside the Amish context.
 The best series I have ever read! December 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This series was the best series I have ever read! I have read many, many amish books and this is by far the best! What a wonderful writter and compelling stories. These are wonderful books! They are well worth the time invested to read them.
I read this avidly---and didn't notice the flaws much! November 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reading Amish romances is sort of a guilty pleasure of mine. Guilty not because I feel guilty reading romances, but guilty because I worry they exploit the Amish and are not accurate depictions of their life. Putting that aside, I really enjoyed this book!
Hannah's story reminds me a bit of the book of Job. Horrible things keep happening to her, and most of those around her seem to easily believe nasty rumors about her, and everything seems in the way of her achieving happiness with her love, Paul. This is certainly not always a pretty portrait of Amish life---Hannah's sister and father especially are portrayed as quite cruel people. Hannah struggles to understand her world and why all this is happening, and finally decides to break away from all she has known and start anew.
I think the story would have been stronger if Hannah hadn't done a few silly things that I am sure she would have known not to in real life. Although most of what happens to her is in no way her fault, I think any 17 year old girl, Amish or not, would know that going into a hayloft with a boy would cause talk, or going for a ride with a boy in your nightgown would be seen as not innocent. However, I know at the time Hannah did these things, she was suffering from what was probably post traumatic stress syndrome and not herself.
Matthew, Hannah's friend, seems almost too good to believe, as does Mary, her best friend. Others seems to have no redeeming factors, such as Hannah's sister Sarah. I liked the more well rounded characters the best, such as Hannah herself or her mother or Paul.
One thing that bothered me a bit---the book seems written to have a sequel. And of course it does, but I like books that can stand on their own!
I don't mean to sound so critical. This book does earn 4 stars---it's a compelling view of a girl caught between longing for freedom and love and the pulls of life in a close, caring community. It's also an unfolding of how one evil act can change many lives. I do recommend this book.
Looking forward to the rest of the series! November 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a gut-wrenching and provacotive tale. The ending holds realism, yet hope. I appreciate Woodsmall's handling of delicate subjects, but I would not recommend this for young readers.
There is only One that you can always depend on... September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cindy Woodsmall
ISBN: 9781400072927
WaterBrook Press, 2008
Reviewed by Rita Goatley for ReviewYourBook.com, 09/08
4 stars
There is only One that you can always depend on...
Hannah was raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family. She was only 17-years-old when she fell in love with Paul, an educated Mennonite. They knew their different backgrounds would lead to problems. However, the romance of Paul and Hannah acts as only the scenery behind this story. Through no fault of her own, tragedy struck Hannah. Not only does her family turn against her, so does Paul. Only her faith can carry her through the following events. Hannah finds herself questioning the Old Ways of her people.
This is a moving story of Hannah, her faith, and beliefs. Things are not always the way some people see them. You have to believe in yourself even when it seems that no one else does. God is always there for you. Cindy Woodsmall calls on her background in this story. When The Heart Cries is a sad story. This book needs a bit of editing. Woodsmall already has plans to follow up with a sequel.
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