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It's not easy being the bishop's daughter, especially for Lydie Stoltzfus. She's not like other Amish girls, as much as she wishes she were. The only thing she does well is disappoint others. Leaving her family and church seems unbearable, but staying might be worse. Knowing Lydie is "between" jobs, the local doctor asks her to fill in at the front desk for a few months. To Lydie, this is a boon. It gives her time to figure out how she's going to say goodbye to her neighbor, Nathan Yoder--the main reason she needs to leave Stoney Ridge. Nathan claims he's in love with her, but she knows she's not good enough for him. If in doubt, Nathan's father reminds her frequently. As Dok spends time with Lydie, she recognizes symptoms of a disorder rare among the Amish. She offers treatment for Lydie. But will it be enough to make her stay? Or has help come too late?Bestselling and award-winning author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to Stoney Ridge, a small town that feels like an old friend.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	04 octobre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493438822
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Praise for A Season on the Wind
“What a delight Suzanne Woods Fisher’s latest novel is! A Season on the Wind is multifaceted and thoroughly enchanting. By the time I finished the first chapter, I was cheering on each of the central characters, was invested in their goals and secrets, and was anxiously turning pages to see what happened next. I’ve always loved Suzanne’s distinct, relatable voice. She has a gift for enabling readers to feel like they’re part of the story—so much so that they don’t want to leave the world she’s created. A Season on the Wind is everything a novel should be—engaging, heartfelt, bold, and charming.”
Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
“Sparks fly in a lively tale about the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Amish country. A Season on the Wind overflows with warmth and conflict, laced with humor, and the possibility of rekindled love.”
Amy Clipston , bestselling author of The Jam and Jelly Nook
“ A Season on the Wind is a compelling read, an enjoyable volume that entertains on a quiet evening, or under a shade tree on a warm spring afternoon. Suzanne Woods Fisher calls our attention to the lives of bird-watchers and birds, both rare and common, that grace the pastoral hills of Pennsylvania. An endearing visit with our Amish friends, with a side order of birds and human nature.”
Cheryl Harner , president of the Ohio Audubon Society
“ A Season on the Wind by Suzanne Woods Fisher is a great Amish tale. . . . This book is a must-have for all Christian and Amish fiction readers!”
Urban Lit Magazine
“ A Season on the Wind is Suzanne Woods Fisher’s newest Amish fiction book, and it truly is a wonderful read!”
Interviews & Reviews
“This is a delightful Amish story . . . one of love and forgiveness and discovering one’s true self. You will be uplifted and inspired in the reading.”
Evangelical Church Library
Half Title Page
Novels by Suzanne Woods Fisher
L A N C A S T E R C O U N T Y S E C R E T S
The Choice
The Waiting
The Search
S E A S O N S O F S T O N E Y R I D G E
The Keeper
The Haven
The Lesson
T H E I N N A T E A G L E H I L L
The Letters
The Calling
The Revealing
A M I S H B E G I N N I N G S
Anna’s Crossing
The Newcomer
The Return
T H E B I S H O P ’ S F A M I L Y
The Imposter
The Quieting
The Devoted
N A N T U C K E T L E G A C Y
Phoebe’s Light
Minding the Light
The Light Before Day
T HE D EACON ’ S F AMILY
Mending Fences
Stitches in Time
Two Steps Forward
T HREE S ISTERS I SLAND
On a Summer Tide
On a Coastal Breeze
At Lighthouse Point
C APE C OD C REAMERY
The Sweet Life
The Moonlight School
A Season on the Wind
Anything but Plain
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2022 by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2022
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-3882-2
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations marked ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2016
Scripture quotations marked NIV are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Baker Publishing Group publications use paper produced from sustainable forestry practices and post-consumer waste whenever possible.
Contents
Cover
Endorsements
Half Title Page
Novels by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Title Page
Copyright Page
Epigraph
Meet the Cast
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Discussion Questions
Author’s Note
Recommended Resources for Understanding ADHD
Sneak Peek of The Sweet Life
About the Author
Back Ads
Back Cover
Epigraph
“Walking the beans” is an old-fashioned farming term for weeding by hand. Walking the beans isn’t just meant for the fields. It’s a way of saying that a man, or a woman, should pay close attention to all that the Lord has given them. Their family, their children. The work of their hands.
—Bishop David Stoltzfus
Meet the Cast
Lydie Stoltzfus —Single Amish female, age nineteen, daughter of the bishop. Has trouble holding down a job.
Nathan Yoder —Single Amish male, age nineteen. Boy next door to Lydie Stoltzfus. Nathan lives at Black Gold Farm, land that has been in his family for five generations. Has a keen interest in organic farming. Encouraged by the bishop, he steps into the role of market manager for the first Stoney Ridge Farmers’ Market.
David Stoltzfus —Amish bishop to the little church in Stoney Ridge. Father of Lydie Stoltzfus, husband to Birdy, son to Tillie Yoder Stoltzfus.
Tillie Yoder Stoltzfus —Known by her grandchildren as Mammi die Nasiche. Mammi the Meddler . Mother to the bishop (a role she takes very seriously), grandmother to Lydie. She’s come from Ohio to help her son better manage his work, church, and family. Never mind that he did not ask for help.
Birdy Stoltzfus —Wife to David, stepmother to Lydie, mother to two little boys.
Dok (Ruth) Stoltzfus —The only doctor in Stoney Ridge. Sister to David, daughter (estranged) to Tillie, wife to police officer Matt Lehman. While in her teens, Dok left her Amish upbringing to pursue higher education. Her mother has never forgiven her.
Walt Yoder —Father to Nathan and Mick, husband to Sarah. Has managed his wife’s family farm, Black Gold Farm, since his father-in-law passed away. Has absolutely no interest in his son Nathan’s keen interest in organic farming. Just the opposite.
Mick Yoder —Single Amish male, age twenty-one, older brother to Nathan. Leans toward his father’s methods of agriculture and far, far away from his brother’s methods. Has no interest in organic farming whatsoever.
Sarah Yoder —Walt’s wife, Nathan and Mick’s mother. Inherited Black Gold Farm from her parents.
Patsy Glick —Single Amish female, age eighteen. Known to others as Perfect Patsy. Also known as Sie hat’s Garaiss. She is very much sought after.
Owen Miller —Not Amish. (Not anything.) Young adult male, works with his father, Frank Miller, as a chemical rep to aid farmers with man-made treatments of pesticides, insecticides, and fertilizers.
Fern Lapp —Older Amish widow. First introduced in The Keeper . She has a knack for setting straight the younger generation.
Hank Lapp —Needs no introduction. You’ll hear him coming.
Edith Fisher Lapp —Hank’s wife. Best to stay out of her way.
1

S omething was always happening to Lydie.
She was never quite sure how such mundane moments, such tiny and insignificant choices, could snowball into circumstances that could go so terribly wrong.
Take today. Lydie had been late to work this afternoon, which was unfortunate because today was her first day on the job and Edith Fisher Lapp was not a terribly understanding employer. Edith had hired Lydie to do some sewing and mending for her because, she explained, her eyes weren’t what they used to be. As Lydie smoothed out Edith’s new dress that needed a shortened hem, her husband, Hank, burst in the room on a desperate hunt for scissors. Lydie set aside Edith’s dress to give Hank the scissors. While she waited for him to return, she picked up another dress that needed its hem let down. She put that one down to find Hank and get the scissors. Long story short, when she finally returned to her task, she mixed up the two dresses. When Edith tried on one dress, the hemline hung just above her knees.
Hank burst out with laughter at the sight. Laughing so hard he lost his hat, slapping his hands on his knees, punctuated by big, loud guffaws. “My EDDY has a MINI-skirt!”
Lydie smiled. Hank Lapp’s normal talking voice sounded like he was shouting into the bottom of a well. She looked at Edith to find her frowning. Edith was always frowning. Lydie’s smile faded.
Edith pointed to the other dress. “And I suppose that hem will drag the floor.”
“Well, um . . . you see . . .” Lydie’s mouth suddenly went dry. It wasn’t easy to keep her thoughts together when Edith Fisher Lapp was giving her a beady-eyed look through large, smudged glasses. She wondered if this was how a field mouse felt when spotted by a raptor. Her mind was wandering again. She bit her lip, trying to remember what Edith had just said.
“Do you think this is funny?”
Looking at Edith’s face, Lydie rather thought not. Even Hank tried to settle down, though his shoulders were still shaking with laughter.
“Never mind.” Angry red stains began to trickle up Edith’s round cheeks. “I only hired you as a favor to Birdy. Everyone says you’re an accident waiting to happen. I should have listened.”
Lydie cringed. Such a small thing! But no doubt the whole town would know about the incident before long. She shuddered to think of how the story would fly and grow with each of Edith’s retellings.
On the walk home, she pondered how to tell her dad. This was her fastest dismissal yet. She couldn’t bear seeing the look of disappointment on his face. Such soul-wrenching sadness.
“Lydie.”
Startled, Lydie had been so preoccupied that she hadn’t re