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***Special thanks to Ginger Chen, Marketing Assistant, Harvest House Publishers for sending me a review copy.***
Jerry Eicher’s bestselling Amish fiction (more than 210,000 in combined sales) includes The Adams County Trilogy, the Hannah’s Heart books, and the Little Valley Series. After a traditional Amish childhood, Jerry taught for two terms in Amish and Mennonite schools in Ohio and Illinois. Since then he’s been involved in church renewal, preaching, and teaching Bible studies.
Tina Eicher was born and married in the Amish faith, surrounded by a mother and sisters who were great Amish cooks. At fellowship meals and family gatherings, Tina’s dishes receive high praise and usually return empty. She and her husband, Jerry Eicher, author of several bestselling Amish fiction titles, are the parents of four children and live in Virginia.
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Jerry Eicher’s many devoted fans will be enthralled by this endearing novel in letters based on Jerry’s letters to and from his future wife, Tina, and their discovery that, indeed, absence does make the heart grow fonder.
When Eugene Mast leaves his Amish community in Worthington, Indiana, to teach in faraway Kalona, Iowa, he also must leave the love of his life, Naomi Miller.
For the next nine months of the school term, Eugene and Naomi keep their romance alive through love letters from his heart to hers, and from hers back to his.
Eugene writes of his concern that in his absence Naomi may find the attractions of another suitor to her liking. Naomi worries that Eugene may fall prey to the “liberal” Mennonite beliefs in the community where he now lives. Both can hardly wait until the school year is up and they’re finally reunited.
A poignant and tender love story that will warm the hearts of readers everywhere.
Product Details:
List Price: $12.99
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (July 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736939423
ISBN-13: 978-0736939423
AND NOW…THE FIRST CHAPTER:
I think of love, of ours, of you and I.
Eugene
MY REVIEW:
My Dearest Naomi is based on letters written by the authors to each other. Jerry Eicher worked as a teacher in a Mennonite school. The letters in the book are addressed to Naomi and Eugene. There is a small prologue, a one page snippet of an in person visit, and a small epilogue. The rest of the book is comprised of the letters.
I really enjoyed reading this book. They letters tell the story of Naomi and Eugenes relationship, troubles, and excitements better than just regular dialogue could. The letters are sweet, funny, and really show the depth of Naomi and Eugene’s love for each other.