She is fully committed to the love of her life, Jonas Mast, and she is determined to prove to her dad that he is the right choice in a husband. Leah doesn’t desire to drink or party or any of that stuff. The very opposite of her sister, who has caught herself up in the sorrows of the world. She desires to join the church, marry and have babies. She enjoys her time outdoors but she’s also getting to an age where she has fallen in love and desires to become more womanly. Leah is a couple years younger and is known as “Abram’s Leah” because she spends more time out of doors with her dad, helping with the outside chores since the family has no boys to do so. This proves to be a great burden for them both and pushes them to the very limits of sisterly love. When the forbidden romance yields shocking results, Sadie is left alone to face the consequences of her actions and in the course of doing so, she finds a confidant in her sister, Leah. It’s during this time that she falls for the handsome English boy, Derry with whom she carries on a sordid love affair. Sadie is in her rumschpringe, the running around period for Amish youth, in which they may experience the “English” way of life without facing the consequences of the Elders or risk being shunned.
“The Covenant” focuses mainly on the two older girls, Sadie and Leah. This story takes us to the heart of Amish country and into the home of Abram and Ida Ebersol, the parents of four daughters. “The Covenant” is book one in the Abram’s Daughters series by Beverly Lewis. The Amish community of Gobbler's Knob holds everything Leah Ebersol has ever desired until a pact with her sister Sadie, lured by the outside world, leaves Leah clinging to God's promises.
Or so it seems.Book One, The Covenant, unveils the layers of deeply rooted Amish tradition as seen through the eyes of Leah and Sadie Ebersol, the two oldest, courting-age sisters.
Genres: Amish & Mennonite, Christian, Fiction, General, ReligiousĪ New Look for The CovenantAbram's Daughters is the powerful saga of four sisters, their family and community, whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as their signature horse and buggy. Published by Baker Publishing Group on September 1, 2012
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