Going Home (Brides of Webster County, Book 1) | 
| Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 11155
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1597896098
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781597896092
ASIN: 1597896098
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Product Description
Faith Stutzman Andrews left her Missouri Amish community ten years ago to pursue her career as a comedian. Now widowed, Faith shows up on her parents' doorstep with her six-year-old daughter in tow. Will the lure of the English world prove too strong for Faith, or will she discover that home is where her heart is? Confirmed bachelor Noah Hertzler often bakes desserts that he gives to others, attaching verses of Scripture to each culinary delight in the hopes of soothing the soul as well as nourishing the body. Can Noah's tactics heal a shattered Faith before she runs away again?
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A new look at an Amishman June 2, 2008
I love reading about the Amish and I believe Mrs. Brunstetter's books are the best! Going Home is a great book that I would recommend to anyone. One of the reasons I love this book is because it shows a softer side of the Amish, especially the men. Some people think the Amish are unforgiving when it comes to family members leaving the Faith, but this book proves that to be a wrong assumption. It also shows how an Amishman can farm or do any other "man's work" and still love to do other things, such as baking.
I love to use Mrs. Brunstetter's books as a witness to my non Christian loved ones.
 Wanda comes through again June 1, 2008
I'm never disappointed when I pick up a book from Wanda Brunstetter. Her account of the Amish faith is so accurate. I enjoyed Going Home; it shows how important family ties are. I also read On Her Owna and Dear to me fromt he Webster County Series. I can't wait for the final book.
My parents were both raised Amish and left when they married. I still enjoy reading about the Amish....especially the way Wanda brings families to life.
Worlds apart...can love make them one? June 1, 2008
In a unique way, Brunstetter takes the characters in Going Home and gives them a twist that one might not expect to see in a novel based in an Amish community. A young widowed woman, Faith, who has left the fold to explore the English world, has come home with her six-year-old daughter, but not to stay. She continues to be enamored with the world of entertainment and wants only a good home for her daughter. A young man, Noah, who prefers to bake over farming seems to be the disappointment of his father. Yet, the scripture verses he attaches to each baked gift uplift the recipient showing him that he is doing the Lord's work. Can these two people from the same background, yet from completely different worlds, find love that the Lord has intended for them? In another brilliant story, Brunstetter brings the reader into the Amish world as the lives of the characters unfold before your eyes.
Wonderful and true portrayal of the Amish June 1, 2008
I may be in a bit of a different position than many as I live among the Amish. In fact in a former Amish house. The Amish, as well as myself love her books. They are even carried in the local Amish country store. there are some authors that the Amish will NOT buy, due to a false portrayal of the Amish.
Wanda gives a true portrayal of many of the Amish. You can't pigeon hole the Amish , anymore than you can English. their practices do vary from area to area, state to state and even Bishop to Bishop.
Amish do leave the church and some return. I think the Amish way of life is simpler, and in some ways much better than us "English".
While you are buying this pick up the Rachel Yoder books for the young girl in your life. MY 11 year old has eagerly awaited the 2 new books
Brides of WebsterCounty February 18, 2008
I do enjoy the 1st book by Wanda E.Brunstetter,but i am still waitting for book#2
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