"Orphaned as a child, Arabella Hampton was the unwanted and unloved charge of a cruel aunt and neglectful uncle. The only light in her young life was the kindness of the Jonquil family, and she clung to the childish dream of someday living with them at Lampton Park. Now, years later, that opportunit
Leaving Lancaster: A Novel (Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy): novel
β Scribed by Lloyd, Kate
- Publisher
- David C. Cook
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- en-ca
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1414309333
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
More than anything else, thirty-something Holly Fisher longs for family. Growing up in Seattle without a dad or grandparents, she wonders what it would be like to have a heritage, a place of belonging. Holly is furious when her mother, Esther, reveals a long-kept secret: Hollys grandmother and uncles are still alive and begging Esther to return. And Holly is shocked when she learns that the family shes never known lives on a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, farmas part of an Amish community her mother once abandoned.Guilt-ridden Esther, terrified to see her mother and siblings, begs Holly to accompany her on a visit to Esthers mother before she dies. But can their journey to a conflicting world heal their emotional wounds and finally bring them home?Set in the heart of contemporary Lancaster County, Leaving Lancaster explores the power of forgiveness, family reconciliation, and love where least expected.
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