Looking for a quick and easy read for the winter holidays? This Amish-like book by Cindy Woodsmall, The Angel of Forest Hill, is worth reading! It's a short and enjoyable read, though a bit lightweight (I think).
Rose, the main character, has been sent away from her very large Amish family by her bishop to help out a very small Amish community -- all the way (from Pennsylvania) to West Virginia. She is intended to assist a family who has two children and one imminent. When she arrives she is met with a mourning family, the mother having died in childbirth.
The community tries to find a way to help out the new widower and the solution suggested by his father is that he marry Rose, not of love (of course) but a kind of way to find a live-in mother type figure to care for the children. Rose agrees and they begin this strange relationship of sorts.
A few years go by and Rose and Joel have formed some sort of bonds. They work well together, though their relationship is not like a traditional marriage.
I don't want to give too much away...the story follows the progression of their relationship from this sham marriage to the possibility of something more meaningful. There are major hurdles along the way, some being Rose's past upbringing, some jealousy and anger, and others.
I thought it was a nice story. It was not really deep, can be read quickly. It didn't seem like many Amish-type books I've read before -- the characters seemed much more liberal.
Basically it's a love story with (yes) a happy ending :) If you're looking for a feel-good quick read, pick this one up!
I received this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review. I was not required to write a positive review.
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