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Valerie Weaver-Zercher is the author of Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Orion, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Books & Culture, and other venues. Her work has also been nominated for and received special mention for a Pushcart Prize. She and her husband and three sons live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

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	Living More with Less by Doris Janzen Longacre, Valerie Weaver-Zercher (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 1980 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maternal Is Political: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change by Shari MacDonald Strong (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Foreword), Judith Stadtman Tucker (Contributor) 3.99 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels 4.01 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living Faith: Embracing God's Callings by Keith Graber Miller, Valerie Weaver-Zercher (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels (Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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