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Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. As her time of rumschpringe is about to come to an abrupt end, bringing for Annie an overwhelming sense of loneliness. She returns home and finds herself face-to-face with a... read more
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Summary edit
Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now. As her time of rumschpringe is about to come to an abrupt end, bringing for Annie an overwhelming sense of loneliness. She returns home and finds herself face-to-face with a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Annie Weaver: 20 years old; has an RN degree; Amish;
- Jenny: Annie's best friend; an Amish schoolteacher;
- Jeffrey: co-worker of Shelly and Annie
- Shelly: Annie and Jeffrey's shift supervisor
- Kiptyn: Annie's 8-year old cancer patient
- Adam: Annie's brother
- Leah: Annie's soon-to-be sister-in-law;
- Onkel Eli: Annie's uncle who builds things
- Vickie Brown: Annie's landlady
- Samuel Yoder: neighbor of Jacob Weaver and family; "a farmer with a minimal amount of knowledge regarding herbs and medicinal workings";
- Jacob Weaver: Annie's father; married to Rebekah;
- Rebekah: married to Jacob; Annie's mother;
- Doctor Stoltzfus: Add a description of this character.
- Charity: Annie's 16-year old sister
- Reba: Annie's 14-year old sister; tomboyish;
- David Hostetler: working on Annie's father's farm while he's laid up
- Joshua Hooley: young Amish boy who comes to Annie for medical help for his brother
- Stephen Umble: a member of the Amish community
- Simon: Joshua's father
- Martha: Joshua's mother
- Mr. Fisher: owns the store where Annie's mother works
- Aaron Blauch: married to Faith; older brother of Micah
- Faith Blauch: married to Aaron
- Micah Blauch: 15 years old; younger brother of Aaron
- Belinda: the midwife from Pine Grove Mills
- Sharon Smucker: a young Amish girl who finds herself unwed and pregnant
- Daniel Hooley: young Amish boy who gets sick
- Bishop Levi: the bishop of the Amish community
- Mary: Samuel's wife who died several years previous to the novel
- Rachel: Mary's sister
- Ruth Smucker: Mother of Sharon Smucker
- Mrs. Wagler: elderly Amish woman
- Luke: young boy with an injured hand and a pet sheep
- Benjamin: Samuel's brother
First Sentence edit
Annie Weaver always planned to return home, but the 20-year old RN has lived in Philadelphia for three years now.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Vannetta Chapman (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: Oct-2010
ISBN: 978-1426710667
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: Oct-2010
ISBN: 978-1426710667
Page Count: 288
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Abingdon Press, book page
- Vannetta Chapman, book page: Click to see the book trailer, read the detailed description, and/or order an autographed copy.
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