Book Reviews of The Covenant (Abram's Daughters, Bk 1)

great series, wonderful way to learn about the Amish ways.

It has been a while since I've read this book, but I know it is very good. It is book 1 of the series Abram's Daughter. I've also read book 3, The Sacrifice. I look forward to reading book 2, The Betrayal.

I enjoyed this book a lot

Excellent!

The Covenant unveils the layers of deeply rooted Amish tradition as seen thru' the eyes of Leah and Sadie Eberso, two courting-age sisters. Drawn into a secret pact with her sister, Leah faces the unthinkable.

#1 in the Abram's Daughters series... nobody writes better stories about the Plain People and Amish life.

Very good !!! Worth reading this series !!

The book gives a heartwarming look at the Amish lifestyle. Some parts of the story did leave me wanting for more information and it jumped from character to character very quickly at times. I would still recommend it if you are intersted in historical fiction, Amish lifestyle, or romance stories.

Awesome!!!!!

SPANNING 3 GENERATIONS, THE COMPELLING NOVELS OF THE ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS SERIES INTRODUCE FOUR COURTING-AGE SISTERS, THEIR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY,WHOSE WAY OF LIFE AND FAITH IN GOD ARE AS ENDURING AS THEIR SIGNATURE HORSE AND BUGGY. OR SO IT SEEMS......
FROM THE BACK COVER......ALL 5 BOOKS ARE WONDERFUL, I COULDN'T PUT THEM DOWN AND IF I DID I THOUGHT ABOUT THEM CONSTANTLY.

First in the Abram's Daughters Series

Fantastic book, fantastic author, wonderful story - I couldn't put it down and read it within a day. Can't wait to read the next one in the series. It is very well written, makes you feel very close to the characters, and gives you a reminder of the most important things in life.

I couldn't put it down, it had some unexpected twists and turns. Can't wait to read book 2.

This book is a wonderful look into the ways of the Amish. I highly recommend reading all three in this series!

An Amish family must deal with crisis after crisis, while testing ther faith in God.

The first book in the series. It deals mainly with the Amish, who have their problems just like the rest of us, only handled in a more gentle way, and it is interesting to learn about their way of life. I have found these books great for reading just before going to sleep. (Not that they are soporific--to the contrary, they have sometimes kept me awake an extra hour because I hated to stop reading.)

This is an excellent series of books..gives you an idea how the Amish live, and shows a much slower pace of life than most of us are used to...

Fans of Lewis's "Heritage of Lancaster County" trilogy will cheer her return to Amish country with this new series. When the teenage daughters of Abram Ebersol begin courting during the summer of 1946, Sadie furtively sees smooth-talking, non-Amish Derry, who impregnates and then abandons her. After keeping her pregnancy hidden from all but her younger sister Leah and Aunt Lizzie, Sadie goes into premature labor, and Derry's father is the doctor called in to help. At the same time, Leah defies her father, who has chosen her future husband, by becoming engaged to Jonas Mast. Meanwhile, younger twin sisters Hannah and Mary Ruth struggle with their own hopes and fears for the future, and a fifth daughter is born to mother Ida. Unfortunately, Lewis's scattershot approach focuses too briefly on too many characters, making it hard for the reader to keep them straight. It's also difficult to be sympathetic to a family who weaves its own web of deception, but Lewis is a master of eliciting empathy for characters caught in troubles of their own making. The Amish community with all of its intricacies is vibrantly drawn (Lewis grew up in Pennsylvania Dutch country), and the tension between it and the encroaching English world is palpable. "Jahe" readers will be impatient for the continuation, even if it won't be "perty."