Anna's Return - (Pleasant Valley) by Marta Perry (Paperback)

About the Book

After spending three years in the English world, Anna Beiler returns to the Pleasant Valley Amish with a baby girl, which will surely cause a stir since Anna is unmarried. What they don't know is that the baby is adopted, and Anna desperately needs to protect it from its violent father.

Book Synopsis

In the third Pleasant Valley novel, the Amish community welcomes back one of their daughters, but she hasn't returned alone...

After spending three years in the English world, Anna Beiler has come back to Pleasant Valley with a baby girl, which will surely cause a stir since Anna is unmarried. She is also hiding secrets: the baby is not hers by birth, nor does she intend to stay. Rather, she desperately needs sanctuary from the child's violent father...

It surprises Anna how quickly her Amish habits return to her, and how satisfying it feels to reconnect with her friends and family. Even Anna's childhood friend Samuel, whose slow, thoughtful manner used to frustrate her, becomes a fond and reassuring companion.

But Anna hasn't fully faced the consequences of her irresponsible youth, and now, her mere presence may endanger the family she holds dear. If she wants to stay, she must seek forgiveness from the community whose blessing she took for granted, and experience the true change of heart required to make a new beginning.

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Praise for the Novels of Marta Perry

"What a joy it is to read Marta Perry's novels!...everything a reader could want--strong, well-defined characters, beautiful, realistic settings, and a thought-provoking plot. Readers of Amish fiction will surely be waiting anxiously for her next book."--Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters of the Heart series

"A born storyteller, Marta Perry skillfully weaves the past and present in this heart-stirring tale of love and forgiveness."--Susan Meissner, author of Secrets of a Charmed Life

"Sure to appeal to fans of Beverly Lewis."--Library Journal

"Perry carefully balances the traditional life of the Amish with the contemporary world in an accessible, intriguing fashion."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Perry crafts characters with compassion, yet with insecurities that make them relatable."--RT Book Reviews

"[Perry] has once again captured my heart with the gentle wisdom and heartfelt faith of the Amish community."--Fresh Fiction

About the Author

A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People who add to the rich heritage of her home state. She is the author of more than fifty inspirational romance novels, including the Pleasant Valley series and the Keepers of the Promise trilogy. She lives with her husband in a century-old farmhouse.