A Life of Joy: A Novel - Kauffman Amish Bakery Series

Publisher Marketing: Lindsay Bedford began her life as an Englisher, but since going to live with her aunt and uncle, she has found peace in the Amish community of Bird-in-Hand. Now that she s eighteen, she has to figure out where she belongs. As a member of the Amish church? Or in the English world like her older sister? Eighteen-year-old Lindsay Bedford has reached a crossroads. Should she stay in the small Amish community she's known and loved for four years or return to the English life of her hometown in Virginia where her older sister is a college student? An extended visit to Virginia might just tip the scales as Lindsay reconnects with friends, joins a new church, works on her GED, and is pressured by her sister to stay and make something of herself. Will Lindsay leave her aunt Rebecca and become English or settle in Bird-in-Hand and join the Amish church? Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you ll meet the delightful women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman s story unfolds, you will share in her joys, dreams . . . and secrets. You ll discover the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle and, most importantly, you will be encouraged by the hope and faith of these women, and the importance they place on their families." Review Citations:

Romantic Times 02/01/2012 pg. 46 (EAN 9780310319962, Paperback)

Library Journal 02/15/2012 pg. 91 (EAN 9780310319962, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Clipston, Amy Amy Clipston is the author of the bestselling Kauffman Amish Bakery novels. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan College and currently works for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Amy lives with her husband, two sons, and four spoiled-rotten cats.