Snowflakes

Amish Knitting Circle #4

by Karen Anna Vogel

Amish Knitting Circle is a continuing short story series about 6 women. Granny Weaver started the circle when she saw her wool was stronger when spun into yarn. So she starts a knitting circle, believing the women will be stronger as they face life together.
Volume 4 ~ Snowflakes.
All the weddings and Thanksgiving dinners are over in Smicksburg, PA, and now December snowflakes are flying The Bishop takes action against Luke’s treatment of Ruth, and deeper issues are uncovered. Lizzie’s emotions are swirling like the wind and the more they howl, she realizes she needs help. Granny goes to the doctor with Maryann and gets sick. Ella sits are Granny’s side making a quilt, hopeful to get a foster child, but feelings incomplete that she can’t bear her own child. Granny tells her a story that gives her hope. Fanny is starting to see she’s pretty the more she “reconditions” her mind, and listens to little angels compare her to a beautiful snowflakes.
About Karen Anna Vogel:
A trusted English friend among Amish in Western PA and Western NY, my four grown children call me an ‘Amish Addict.’ My husband of thirty years shares my addiction. Our Old Order Amish friends have taken us back to a time when life was slower. Slow enough to enjoy our faith, family and friends. Slow enough to make me relax and join a knitting circle and learn to spin wool. Wanting to share what I’ve learned from these gentle people led me to write Amish fiction. I’m represented by Joyce Hart of Hartline Literary Agency and blog under Amish Crossings: http://karenannavogel.blogspot.com/ Member of Pittsburgh East Scribes and ACFW.

Genres: Amish, Christmas

Kindle Edition

First published October 26, 2011

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review on the first six volumes of The Amish Knitting Circle, they are very short stories and I've read all that are available at this time, there are more to come, Karen is already working on volume seven.

I just finished these short stories by reading the last two volumes this afternoon and evening, not steadily but while stopping to to other things too, the first four I read during the short drives to town and back only, so they took a while longer. Yes, they are very short and I read the last ones so fast because the stories are so good.


Granny Weaver decides to start a knitting circle with five ladies, to make items for people in Joplin, MO after the tornado hit that community. Granny had all boys and no girls, until her sons married that is, then she had daughters. Every lady she invites has some problem that Granny 'casts' prayers for. She is doing it as much for the ladies and herself as she is Joplin, they all need the interaction with other wives and mothers, as we do. Reading these stories, you find out how the Amish deal with a lot of the same health, personal, marital and emotional problems that we have. There are some problems you wouldn't think about them having to deal with.


You can get these eBooks at Amazon or Barnes & Noble for $.99 per book. They are quite enjoyable and a very quick read.

P.S. I will post the same review for all six books.

[Joleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in 2011 because a friend was racing me on who could finish the series faster. I don’t remember a thing about them other than the race and that they were sort of cute. Finished them all that day.

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

These were fun as I find the Amish interesting, but the series started to get a bit churchy and very Christian for me. Time to take a break.