Maybe because I live in Lancaster County…maybe because I don’t usually go with ‘hot’ trends in literature…or maybe it’s just me – but Plain Pursuit didn’t jerk my chain or pull too hard on my heart strings.
That’s not to say it’s not a compelling story – it is. And because the author has Lancaster County Amish connections, it’s ‘accurate.’ But I didn’t feel it was terribly realistic. It stretched the bounds of my incredulity. Like I said, maybe it’s because I live here. Maybe it’s because I don’t usually read the hottest new trend in Christian fiction, which is Amish fiction, right now.
It’s our curiosity which makes us want to learn more about the Amish. How can they live in a society of text messaging and computers, when they don’t even have a phone in their house?
The story centers around Carley, a reporter from Houston, Texas on forced emotional leave from her job. She decides to contact an old friend who has become Amish and stay with her awhile. While there, the friend’s stepson becomes gravely ill and needs a kidney transplant. Of course, for dramatics sake, the only relative who is a match is shunned uncle.
There are a few surprises – like the uncle having a health crisis of his own…and a bit of Amish hypocrisy is exposed through that. I did like the fact that all views were represented in the book. The Amish view and the ‘English’ view.
Don’t get me wrong. I live among the Amish. I drive around them, I have one Amish friend, and I realize their rules and regulations. I respect them and their way of life.
If you love Amish fiction, you’ll love the compelling story, even if a bit contrived, of Plain Pursuit.
That’s not to say it’s not a compelling story – it is. And because the author has Lancaster County Amish connections, it’s ‘accurate.’ But I didn’t feel it was terribly realistic. It stretched the bounds of my incredulity. Like I said, maybe it’s because I live here. Maybe it’s because I don’t usually read the hottest new trend in Christian fiction, which is Amish fiction, right now.
It’s our curiosity which makes us want to learn more about the Amish. How can they live in a society of text messaging and computers, when they don’t even have a phone in their house?
The story centers around Carley, a reporter from Houston, Texas on forced emotional leave from her job. She decides to contact an old friend who has become Amish and stay with her awhile. While there, the friend’s stepson becomes gravely ill and needs a kidney transplant. Of course, for dramatics sake, the only relative who is a match is shunned uncle.
There are a few surprises – like the uncle having a health crisis of his own…and a bit of Amish hypocrisy is exposed through that. I did like the fact that all views were represented in the book. The Amish view and the ‘English’ view.
Don’t get me wrong. I live among the Amish. I drive around them, I have one Amish friend, and I realize their rules and regulations. I respect them and their way of life.
If you love Amish fiction, you’ll love the compelling story, even if a bit contrived, of Plain Pursuit.
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