When the Heart Cries (Sisters of the Quilt, Book 1) | 
| Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
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ISBN: 1400072921
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781400072927
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Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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When Hannah dares to love across the boundaries of tradition, will she lose everything?
Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She’s been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for three years, and before returning to college for his senior year, Paul asks Hannah to be his wife. Hannah accepts, aware that her marriage will change her relationship with her family forever.
On the evening of their engagement, tragedy strikes and in one unwelcome encounter, all that Hannah has known and believed is destroyed. As she finds herself entangled in questions that the Old Ways of her people cannot answer, Hannah faces the possibility of losing her place in her family, in her community–and in the heart of the man she loves.
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 There is only One that you can always depend on... September 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cindy Woodsmall
ISBN: 9781400072927
WaterBrook Press, 2008
Reviewed by Rita Goatley for ReviewYourBook.com, 09/08
4 stars
There is only One that you can always depend on...
Hannah was raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family. She was only 17-years-old when she fell in love with Paul, an educated Mennonite. They knew their different backgrounds would lead to problems. However, the romance of Paul and Hannah acts as only the scenery behind this story. Through no fault of her own, tragedy struck Hannah. Not only does her family turn against her, so does Paul. Only her faith can carry her through the following events. Hannah finds herself questioning the Old Ways of her people.
This is a moving story of Hannah, her faith, and beliefs. Things are not always the way some people see them. You have to believe in yourself even when it seems that no one else does. God is always there for you. Cindy Woodsmall calls on her background in this story. When The Heart Cries is a sad story. This book needs a bit of editing. Woodsmall already has plans to follow up with a sequel.
Read All the Parts August 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of Lori Wick & Tracie Peterson. So this was not what I was used to for Christian Fiction.
1st I will say you have to read the 2nd book it tells you a lot about Sarah and her issues with Hannah.
Hannah doesn't really deal with what happened because she's just removed herself from what happened. There is a lot of healing in book two. I honestly can't wait for book 3 to come out to see how it all ends.
Also, Ms. Woodsmall did have insight from an Amish friend & a Mennonite friend. So its not like she made this up on a whim. She is a new author give her time to grow.
V. Temple July 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like to read about the Amish, this is a good novel to learn something about the Amish way of life. The book is a fast read. You'll want to read Book #2 and #3 to find out what happens next. Book #1 leave you hanging.
 When the Heart Cries May 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
What a great book, Made me cry, Ive lived in the Amish community for 18 yrs, Was so Intrested in learning about the Amish, While I was at Wal Mart I picked up this book, and could put it down, While I was reading this book I discovered my Amish neighbor name was in it. After several months of reading the book, I spoke with my neighbor, while speaking with her I discovered Cindy was going to be in the neighborhood, I met Cindy in person and discovered she had another book out continuing from When the heart Cries, I went back to Wal Mart to see if the carried the next book "When the Morning Comes" sadden to see they didn't carry it so I had to order it online, cant wait to get it and read it. It was a pleasure meeting Cindy.
Courageous May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book of love and tragedy. Hannah is raised in the Old Order Amish community of Lancaster County. She is a lovely young woman but she has a secret. She has been in love with Paul Waddle for three years who is a conservative Minnonite.
Paul would return each summer during his university break to help his grandmother and work her fields. He also returned to see Hannah. Paul was just as much in love with Hannah as she was with him.
The last summer they shared Paul and Hannah talked about their love for one another. Paul has a plan to gain permission from Hannah's dad for her to marry him. He would work for her father until he could see how much he loved Hannah and that he would be good for her. Everything seemed magical for Hannah as she said good bye to Paul that faithful summer. As Hannah was walking back home a car stopped along the road, but Hannah did not think anything of it until a man came towards her who attacked and raped her.
Walking home in shock and pain her mother saw Hannah with her torn and bloody clothes and started running to Hannah, screaming for Hannah's dad. The rest of this story takes many different twists. It is not long before Hannah learns she is pregnant. Her sister who had always been jealous of Hannah began to tell lies about her. Hannah's family had no choice but to turned against her because of events that had taken place.
She had to leave the only home she had ever had in order for her family to be able to keep their name in good standing in their community. She had to find a place to go; in a world she has no knowledge about.
This book will bring tears to you eyes and touch your heart. You will not be able to put it down. I highly recommed this book. I can't wait to buy the second of the series "Sisters Of The Quilt".
Excellent subject matter and writing.
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