A Day in the Life - The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall

Oct. 12, 2009

The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall

The Sound of Sleigh Bells
By Cindy Woodsmall / Random House, Inc.

The Sound of Sleigh Bells is the story of two Elizabeth Hertzlers. Beth is the younger and Lizzy is her unmarried aunt. They work together in their Amish dry goods store. Lizzy is worried about Beth because she has never recovered from the death of her fiance. When she sees Beth finally excited about something, Lizzy takes matters into her own hands to manipulate the situation. But when Beth discovers her aunt's meddling will she retreat further into her shell?

This is the second Cindy Woodsmall book that I have read, and I enjoyed it as much as the first (The Hope of Refuge). I found the characters interesting and believable. The author kept me wondering about the secret in Beth's past up to the resolution of this short novel. Though this story takes place among Amish, I found that there was less emphasis on the Amish faith than in other Amish fiction I have read. Though not classic literature, this book is a great, curl-up-with-a-blanket sort of book that would be especially pleasant reading around Christmas.

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Disclosure: This book was provided to me for free to review by Random House as a member of the WaterBrook Multnomah Blogging for Books program. The opinions expressed in the review are my own.