Story Description:
Baker Publishing
Group|September 15, 2013|Hardcover|ISBN: 978-0-8007-1965-4
Rachel Milligan is
caring for her seven-year-old niece, Holly, at her home in Chicago when she
receives devastating news: Holly’s parents have been killed in a plane crash. Because Rachel is Holly’s only known
relative, she assumes that she will be her beloved niece’s guardian. However, custody is awarded to Lydia, a
distant aunt who happens to be Amish.
Just a week before Christmas, Rachel takes Holly to the Amish community
in the hopes of persuading Aunt Lydia to relinquish custody. Instead, Lydia sets out to teach Holly to
live according to the Amish way. As
family secrets emerge and old wounds are healed, Rachel realizes that she will
do whatever it takes to ensure that Holly has the loving family she needs.
Combining an Amish
family saga with the anticipation of Christmas cheer and the promise of a
budding romance, this newest Christmas story from beloved author Melody Carlson
is sure to please.
My Review:
Thirty-five-year-old,
Rachel Milligan and her seven-year-old niece, Holly were spending time together
in Chicago the week before Christmas.
Holly’s parents, Michael and Miri were away on vacation and Aunt Rachel
was babysitting. Rachel was Michael’s
sister.
Holly and Rachel
went out and got a beautiful evergreen Christmas tree and lugged it home and up
to the forty-ninth floor to the Milligan’s apartment. They strung coloured lights and spent the
rest of the day making home-made Christmas decorations to adorn the tree. Satisfied with the job they’d done, they made
hot chocolate and sat beneath the tree watching the coloured lights and singing
the odd Christmas carol. It was getting
late and it had been a long and busy day so Rachel got Holly off to bed. Holly was so happy she was almost
glowing.
With Holly fast
asleep, Rachel sat in Michael’s favourite chair to relax and ponder over the
days’ events. Suddenly the phone rang
and Rachel hurried to pick up the receiver before the ringing could wake
Holly.
On the other end
of the line was a voice she didn’t’ recognize but what she was told would
change her and Holly’s life forever. And
in less than a week, Rachel and Holly would find themselves driving from
Chicago to Ohio to Amish country.
A Simple Christmas Wish was a story full
of love, redemption, and the true meaning of the holiday spirit. Although I felt very saddened for Rachel and
young Holly, I also felt the change in the characters involved in the story as
the realization of what was “right” settled upon them like a fresh blanket of
snow. A Simple Christmas Wish would make a great family read around the
Christmas tree over a couple of evenings.
I loved it!!
"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.
Available at your favourite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group."
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