02423cam a2200373 i 4500 272495544 TxAuBib 20160923120000.0 160523s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016017639 9780764218897 hardcover : acid-free paper 0764218891 hardcover : acid-free paper 9780764212499 softcover : acid-free paper 0764212494 softcover : acid-free paper (OCoLC)936219590 TxAuBib rda Lewis, Beverly, 1949- The wish [Print] / Beverly Lewis. Hardcover edition. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2016] 336 pages ; 1.2" H x 8.6" L x 5.8" W (1.15 lbs.) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A Compelling Story of Friendship from the Top Author in Amish Fiction Leona Speicher got the "sister" she'd always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County Amish farmland. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be everything a devout Plain family should be, and Leona can't help comparing Gloria's engaging young parents to her own. Leona's cousin shows a romantic interest in Gloria around the same time as Gloria's older brother expresses his fondness for Leona--it seems likely the two young women will marry into each other's families, remaining close friends for life. Thus, Leona is shocked when the Gingeriches suddenly pack up and disappear after being expelled from the church for reasons no one will discuss. Despite Leona's pleas, Gloria goes with them, leaving more than one broken heart behind. When Gloria unexpectedly contacts Leona after a silence of several years, Leona makes up her mind to persuade her friend to return to Lancaster County and the Amish ways. Leona's new beau, the deacon's son, is alarmed when Leona decides to go after Gloria. Will Leona's dearest wish lead to her own undoing? 20160923. Amish Pennsylvania Lancaster County Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Christian fiction. Love stories. Religious fiction. Romance fiction. TXTLL