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The Tinderbox - by Beverly Lewis (Paperback)

The Tinderbox - by  Beverly Lewis (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When Sylvia Miller finds the key to an old tinderbox of her father's, her curiosity is piqued. She unlocks the box and uncovers secrets best left alone. Shocked by the revelation it holds, Sylvia confronts her father. The truth about the tinderbox will forever change not only her own life, but also that of her family and her Amish community.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With her Amish parents' twentieth anniversary approaching, eighteen-year-old Sylvia Miller stumbles across a surprise--the old brass tinderbox her clockmaker father keeps in his Lancaster County shop has been left unlocked. Against her better judgment, Sylvia opens the cherished heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to discover will splinter apart her happy life. <br/><br/>Sylvia's bewilderment grows when her father confronts her about snooping in the box. To her amazement, the respected convert to the Old Order reacts as if he has something to hide.<br/><br/>Burdened by the weight of his deception, Earnest Miller decides he must reveal the details about his past to his beloved wife, Rhoda. The long-kept secret alters everything for the close-knit family, jeopardizing Earnest and Rhoda's relationship, as well as threatening Sylvia's recent engagement to the preacher's grandson.<br/> <br/>Can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness and acceptance?<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>I've marveled at </b><b><i>Dat</i></b><b>'s ability to accept the Old Ways so readily, considering his modern upbringing. </b><b><i>Mamma</i></b><b> says it's like he was </b><b><i>born </i></b><b>to be Amish. Maybe so, but all the same, I wished I knew something more about his past.<br/><br/></b>With her parents' twentieth anniversary approaching, eighteen-year-old Sylvia Miller finds her father's cherished brass tinderbox left unlocked. Against her better judgment, Sylvia opens the heirloom, not realizing that what she is about to discover will splinter apart her happy life and alter everything for her close-knit Old Order Amish family. As the long-kept secret emerges into the light of day, can the Millers find a way forward through the turmoil to a place of forgiveness?<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Beverly Lewis</b> penned her first story at age nine while living near Lancaster County Amish farmland, where she grew up. She welcomes her many reader-friends each day on Facebook and personally replies to fan mail. Lewis lives with her husband in Colorado near their family. Visit her website at www.beverlylewis.com.

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