The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall is about a girl, torn by her loyalty to her family and a secret that she believes is too terrible to reveal, who makes the decision to leave her family and work far from home. She starts a journey that will eventually lead her to forgiveness from her family, from God, and from herself.
This book is the third in a series and I have yet to read the first two books. I know that I would have definitely understood the characters better if I had read the other two books first, but the author did a good job with explaining the characters so that not much was lost by not reading the first books. This was my first plunge into Amish Christian fiction and I was very impressed. I liked how the author developed the character of Sylvia. She did a great job with showing the different layers of her personality and character. Sylvia was a tough character to fully understand. This book was mainly the story of Sylvia, but there were also four other love stories that gave depth to the book. The different stories intertwined beautifully and built on each other very well. It could have been overwhelming to try to straighten out the different stories from each other but the author did a wonderful job with intertwining the stories without confusing the reader. Overall, I thought this book was an excellent read and I would recommend it to anyone.
I received a complimentary copy of The Harvest of Grace from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for the purpose of writing a fair and honest review. I received no other compensation.
