The Parting
The
Parting
BEVERLY
LEWIS
The
Parting
The Parting
Copyright © 2007
Beverly Lewis
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Published by Bethany House Publishers
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Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lewis, Beverly.
The parting / Beverly Lewis.
p. cm. —(The courtship of Nellie Fisher ; bk. 1)
ISBN 978-0-7642-0437-1 (alk. paper) —ISBN 978-0-7642-0310-7 (pbk.) —ISBN 978-0-7642-0438-8 (large-print pbk.) 1. Amish—Fiction. 2. Lancaster County (Pa.)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3562.E9383P37 2007
813'.54—dc22
2007023566
D
EDICATION:
To my uncle and aunt
Amos and Anna Jane Buchwalter,
who gave us many happy memories
in their wonderful-big house
in Brownstown, Pennsylvania.
A
ND
to our friends
John and Rachell Henderson,
who received the unexpected gift of a child.
By Beverly Lewis
S
EASONS OF
G
RACE
The Secret • The Missing
A
BRAM’S
D
AUGHTERS
The Covenant • The Betrayal • The Sacrifice
The Prodigal • The Revelation
T
HE
H
ERITAGE OF
L
ANCASTER
C
OUNTY
The Shunning • The Confession • The Reckoning
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
The Postcard • The Crossroad
The Redemption of Sarah Cain
October Song • Sanctuary* • The Sunroom
The Beverly Lewis Amish Heritage Cookbook
*with David Lewis
BEVERLY 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.
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