Lydia’s Hope
Lydia’s Hope by Marta Perry, published by Penguin on June 4, 2013, is a 368-page work of fiction that explores themes of family and identity within the Amish community. The story follows Lydia Beachy, who, after living a life without knowledge of her birth parents or the circumstances surrounding their deaths, discovers that she has two younger sisters she never knew existed. This revelation disrupts her life as she navigates her feelings of anger and confusion while seeking to connect with her newfound siblings.
Readers will find Lydia grappling with her past and the complexities of her relationships as she attempts to reach out to her sisters, Susanna and Chloe. The narrative delves into the challenges of reconciling her Amish upbringing with the realities of her sisters’ different lives, one raised in an Amish family and the other among the Englisch. As Lydia’s journey unfolds, she must confront her husband’s hidden secrets and the potential consequences of revealing her identity to her sisters, raising questions about family bonds and the impact of truth.
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An Amish woman is shocked when she learns of the siblings she never knew existed in the first Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley novel.
With no memory of her birth parents, or the tragic accident that took their lives, Lydia Beachy has always been grateful for the aunt and uncle who took her in and raised her as their own. Now a married woman with two sons, Lydia finds her life turned upside down when she discovers that she has two younger sisters: Susanna, who was adopted by an Amish family in another community, and Chloe, who was raised by their grandmother among the Englisch.
Angry and confused, Lydia first seeks out Susanna but stops short of telling her the truth. To track down Chloe, she enlists the help of a neighbor who has spent some years in the Englisch world. Meanwhile, Lydia’s husband, Adam, is keeping a secret of his own. Lydia yearns to be united with the sisters she has never known, but will revealing herself to them tear their lives apart…or enrich them beyond all imagining?
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