T
HE
R
EDEMPTION
OF
S
ARAH
C
AIN
BEVERLY
LEWIS
T
HE
R
EDEMPTION
OF
S
ARAH
C
AIN
The Redemption of Sarah Cain
Copyright © 2000
Beverly Lewis
Cover design by Dan Thornberg, Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc.
Cover and photo insert photography courtesy of Matthew Morgan.
Inset photo of Beverly Lewis with Lisa Pepper courtesy of David Lewis.
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Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 978-0-7642-0403-6
The Library of Congress has cataloged the original edition as follows:
Lewis, Beverly
The redemption of Sarah Cain / by Beverly Lewis.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-7642-2388-7 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7642-2329-1 (pbk.)
1. Lancaster County (Pa.)—Fiction. 2. Guardian and ward—Fiction.
3. Orphans—Fiction. 4. Aunts—Fiction. 5. Amish—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3562.E9383 R44 2000
813′.54—dc21
00–009407
In fondest memory of
my teacher and friend,
Dr. Mary Bainbridge Vyner.
Concert pianist, composer, teacher,
and the director of the
Lancaster Conservatory of Music since 1958,
Dr. Vyner instilled in generations of young pianists
a passion for great music.
By Beverly Lewis
S
EASONS OF
G
RACE
The Secret
•
The Missing
•
The Telling
A
BRAM’S
D
AUGHTERS
The Covenant
•
The Betrayal
•
The Sacrifice
The Prodigal
•
The Revelation
A
NNIE’S
P
EOPLE
The Preacher’s Daughter
•
The Englisher
•
The Brethren
T
HE
C
OURTSHIP OF
N
ELLIE
F
ISHER
The Parting
•
The Forbidden
•
The Longing
T
HE
H
ERITAGE OF
L
ANCASTER
C
OUNTY
The Shunning
•
The Confession
•
The Reckoning
The Postcard
•
The Crossroad
The Redemption of Sarah Cain
October Song
•
Sanctuary
*
•
The Sunroom
The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook
www.beverlylewis.com
*
with David Lewis
About the Author
B
EVERLY LEWIS, born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, fondly recalls her growing-up years. A keen interest in her mother’s Plain family heritage has inspired Beverly to set many of her popular stories in Amish country, beginning with her inaugural novel,
The Shunning
.
A former schoolteacher and accomplished pianist, Beverly has written over eighty books for adults and children. Five of her blockbuster novels have received the Gold Book Award for sales over 500,000 copies, and
The Brethren
won a 2007 Christy Award.
Beverly and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, reading, writing, making music, and spending time with their three grandchildren.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.