The Scent of Cherry Blossoms – Review

Annie Martin loves the Plain ways of her Old Order Mennonite people, like those revered by her beloved grandfather. Retreating from a contentious relationship with her mother, Annie goes to live with her Daadi Moses in Apple Ridge.

But as spring moves into Pennsylvania and Annie spends time amongst the cherry trees with the handsome Aden Zook, she wishes she could forget how deeply the lines between the Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonite are drawn.

Can Annie and Aden find a place for their love to bloom in the midst of the brewing storm?

Read an excerpt from Chapter One of The Scent of Cherry Blossoms.

In The Scent of Cherry Blossoms, Annie doesn’t get along very well with her mother. Her father is absent, so her mother sends her to live with her Grandfather. After moving in with her Grandfather, Annie rekindles a childhood friendship with Aden. Unfortunately, Aden is an Old Order Amish, while Annie is an Old Order Mennonite. When her Grandfather finds out how close the two are becoming, he forbids them to see each other again.

The cherry tress that Annie’s Grandfather planted play an important part in Annie and Aden’s courtship.

“Love and loyalty are worth sacrificing for and our people know that. In time your people and mine will forgive us for ruffling their feathers.”  – Annie, page 190

Aden’s brother Roman, who is in a wheelchair, is also a main character in the book.  He has a lot to deal with trying to figure out where he belongs in the family business and what he really wants to do with his life. And who he wants to spend the rest of his life with. The book ends with Roman trying to make a very important decision in his life.

The Scent of Cherry Blossoms is a short book, a novella of 191 pages, so it’s a quick but lovely read. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent reading The Scent of Cherry Blossoms.

For more information on Cindy Woodsmall and her other books, visit her Cindy Woodsmall.com. You can also visit WaterBrook Multnomah for more information.

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