The Covenant by Beverly Lewis is 1st in her Abram's Daughters series of Amish intergenerational family saga literary drama novels, this one an installment focusing on daughter Leah, free courtesy of Christian publisher Baker's Bethany House imprint.
This has previously been offered free in 2012.
Currently free, probably just for one day (maybe for much longer if they're adding this to their long-term freebie selection like some of the other 1st-in-series novels) @
B&N (also
UK),
Amazon UK (slated to drop in the
main store after midnight Pacific Time),
Kobo &
iTunes &
Google Play (all available to Canadians), and
Christian Book (ADE-DRM ePub available worldwide).
Description
Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals. So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark-haired English boy, it is Sadie's younger sister, Leah, who suffers from her sister's shameful loss of innocence. And what of Leah's sweetheart, Jonas Mast, sent to Ohio under the Bishop's command?
Drawn into an incomprehensible pact with her older sister, Leah finds her dreams spinning out of control, even as she clings desperately to the promises of God. The Covenant begins a powerful Lancaster portrait of the power of family and the miracle of hope.
A dramatic story of Amish life that spans three generations and is seen through the eyes of four very different sisters.