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I hope your day is off to a great start, and that wherever you are, the weather is beautiful, and you have time to take advantage of it.
I've been so impressed with how well my reading is going in June so far. I've literally been speeding through my tbr pile, and I've been discovering many great reads along the way.
One such read is another one by a new favorite author, Amy Clipston, and today I'd like to share a quick review of it with you all.
The Cherished Quilt by Amy Clipston:
Source: Church Library
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: November 29th, 2016
Genre: Inspirational Fiction/Amish Fiction
Series: Amish Heirloom
Synopsis
Tragedy tore Christopher’s world apart. But Emily believes there are enough pieces left behind to stitch together a beautiful new beginning.
Emily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father’s shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But when Christopher Hochstetler arrives, his cold demeanor freezes her attempts at building a friendship.
Longing for a fresh start, Christopher travels from Ohio to Bird-in-Hand to work at his uncle’s shop. Christopher’s heart is still wounded from memories of home, and making new friends is the last thing on his mind—he knows the pain that comes with losing those you love. When Emily is kind to him, he tries to remain distant, but he soon finds himself stealing glances at her throughout the day.
When Christopher shares his tragic reasons for leaving home, Emily decides to make a quilt for him as a gesture of their friendship. Even though he is not a member of the church, she’s found someone with whom she can imagine a future. The two are quickly falling in love when a family emergency calls Christopher back to Ohio without warning.
Emily finishes the quilt, in spite of her pain. But when Christopher receives it, will he have the courage to follow his heart?
****synopsis from goodreads*****
My Review:
The Cherished Quilt is a heart warming, poignant story about grief, guilt, forgiveness, second chances, and learning that anything is truly possible through the grace of our Heavenly Father. I may have only recently begun reading Amy Clipston's beloved novels, but I've already come to expect great things, and this one definitely did not disappoint.
I had already enjoyed the bits and pieces of Emily's character that are revealed in the first two books of this series, and I was most definitely looking forward to getting to read her story. I can say after finishing it, that Emily is a character I think will resonate with readers everywhere. She's got a huge heart, and always wants the best for everyone around her, but she's struggling with feelings of jealousy as she watches her sisters move towards building families of their own, while she's still single and living at home.
When her dad's business partner's nephew, Chris, comes to work and live with his uncle, Emily immediately feels a connection with him. However, he seems to push away all of her gestures of friendship, leaving her questioning what she possibly could have done to inspire such a reaction in him. Soon Emily's kind ways break through to Chris, and the two embark on a friendships that comes to mean everything to them both. However, their friendship can't move in the direction that Emily's wanting until Chris learns to come to terms with the mistakes in his past, and until he learns that there's no true forgiveness and healing apart from God's healing hand.
While reading Emily and Chris' story I found myself tearing up, and glued to the page, as I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next. The Cherished Quilt is filled with many heart warming moments, many emphases on the importance of truly having a personal relationship with Christ, and many important lessons for the reader to learn along the way. I've come to really love the way that the sister's in this series fall in love with men who are hurting, and afraid to let anyone else in, and the way that an "heirloom" from their beloved grandmother is used in the process to help them heal each men's heart. Amy Clipston is truly a literary wonder in the way she's able to use each of these heirlooms to not only wrap up each beloved addition to this series, but also to tie it in to the bigger mystery surrounding the series as a whole.
Once again, The Cherished Quilt gets a perfect five star rating from me, just like the previous books in the series did, and I will be anxiously waiting on the edge of my seat until I'm able to pick up the fourth and final book, and find out how Amy Clipston chooses to wrap up this series that's quickly become a new favorite for me.
Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks so much for reading guys! I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I look forward to seeing you all soon for more bookish inspired posts.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
I hope your day is off to a great start, and that wherever you are, the weather is beautiful, and you have time to take advantage of it.
I've been so impressed with how well my reading is going in June so far. I've literally been speeding through my tbr pile, and I've been discovering many great reads along the way.
One such read is another one by a new favorite author, Amy Clipston, and today I'd like to share a quick review of it with you all.
The Cherished Quilt by Amy Clipston:
Source: Church Library
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: November 29th, 2016
Genre: Inspirational Fiction/Amish Fiction
Series: Amish Heirloom
Synopsis
Tragedy tore Christopher’s world apart. But Emily believes there are enough pieces left behind to stitch together a beautiful new beginning.
Emily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father’s shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But when Christopher Hochstetler arrives, his cold demeanor freezes her attempts at building a friendship.
Longing for a fresh start, Christopher travels from Ohio to Bird-in-Hand to work at his uncle’s shop. Christopher’s heart is still wounded from memories of home, and making new friends is the last thing on his mind—he knows the pain that comes with losing those you love. When Emily is kind to him, he tries to remain distant, but he soon finds himself stealing glances at her throughout the day.
When Christopher shares his tragic reasons for leaving home, Emily decides to make a quilt for him as a gesture of their friendship. Even though he is not a member of the church, she’s found someone with whom she can imagine a future. The two are quickly falling in love when a family emergency calls Christopher back to Ohio without warning.
Emily finishes the quilt, in spite of her pain. But when Christopher receives it, will he have the courage to follow his heart?
****synopsis from goodreads*****
My Review:
The Cherished Quilt is a heart warming, poignant story about grief, guilt, forgiveness, second chances, and learning that anything is truly possible through the grace of our Heavenly Father. I may have only recently begun reading Amy Clipston's beloved novels, but I've already come to expect great things, and this one definitely did not disappoint.
I had already enjoyed the bits and pieces of Emily's character that are revealed in the first two books of this series, and I was most definitely looking forward to getting to read her story. I can say after finishing it, that Emily is a character I think will resonate with readers everywhere. She's got a huge heart, and always wants the best for everyone around her, but she's struggling with feelings of jealousy as she watches her sisters move towards building families of their own, while she's still single and living at home.
When her dad's business partner's nephew, Chris, comes to work and live with his uncle, Emily immediately feels a connection with him. However, he seems to push away all of her gestures of friendship, leaving her questioning what she possibly could have done to inspire such a reaction in him. Soon Emily's kind ways break through to Chris, and the two embark on a friendships that comes to mean everything to them both. However, their friendship can't move in the direction that Emily's wanting until Chris learns to come to terms with the mistakes in his past, and until he learns that there's no true forgiveness and healing apart from God's healing hand.
While reading Emily and Chris' story I found myself tearing up, and glued to the page, as I couldn't wait to find out what was going to happen next. The Cherished Quilt is filled with many heart warming moments, many emphases on the importance of truly having a personal relationship with Christ, and many important lessons for the reader to learn along the way. I've come to really love the way that the sister's in this series fall in love with men who are hurting, and afraid to let anyone else in, and the way that an "heirloom" from their beloved grandmother is used in the process to help them heal each men's heart. Amy Clipston is truly a literary wonder in the way she's able to use each of these heirlooms to not only wrap up each beloved addition to this series, but also to tie it in to the bigger mystery surrounding the series as a whole.
Once again, The Cherished Quilt gets a perfect five star rating from me, just like the previous books in the series did, and I will be anxiously waiting on the edge of my seat until I'm able to pick up the fourth and final book, and find out how Amy Clipston chooses to wrap up this series that's quickly become a new favorite for me.
Final Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thanks so much for reading guys! I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I look forward to seeing you all soon for more bookish inspired posts.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photo does not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
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