9781400073979
The Bridge of Peace (Ada's House Series #2) share button
Cindy Woodsmall
Format Paperback
Dimensions 5.50 (w) x 8.10 (h) x 0.90 (d)
Pages 352
Publisher The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
Publication Date August 2010
ISBN 9781400073979
Book ISBN 10 1400073979
About Book

Love alone isn’t enough to overcome some obstacles.
 
Lena Kauffman is a young Old Order Amish schoolteacher who has dealt all her life with attention raised by a noticeable birthmark on her cheek. Having learned to move past the stares and whispers, Lena channels her zest for living into her love of teaching. But tensions mount as she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises at the schoolhouse that threaten her other students. Her lack of submission and use of ideas that don’t line up with the Old Ways strengthen the school board’s case as they begin to believe that Lena is behind all the trouble.

One member of the school board, Grey Graber, feels trapped by his own stifling circumstances. His wife, Elsie, has shut him out of her life, and he doesn’t know how long he can continue to live as if nothing is wrong. As the two finally come to a place of working toward a better marriage, tragedy befalls their family.

Lena and Grey have been life-long friends, but their relationship begins to crumble amidst unsettling deceptions, propelling each of them to finally face their own secrets. Can they both find a way past their losses and discover the strength to build a new bridge?

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Readers of Cindy Woodsmall's paperback originals know what to expect: faith-based novels set in Old Order Amish communities that spotlight problems of belief, affection, and commitment that we can all understand. The Bridge of Peace is the second volume of Woodsmall's Ada House series, but its soul-touching story of a young schoolteacher with a minor disfigurement is powerful enough to stand on its own. (Hand-selling tip: Cindy Woodsmall is the author of the Sisters of the Quilt series. Over 800,000 copies of her novels are in print.)