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    The Choice
    The Choice
    The Choice
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Choice

    Written by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

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    About this audiobook

    Lancaster County has always been her home--but where does her heart belong? One moment Carrie Weaver was looking forward to running away with Lancaster Barnstormers pitcher Solomon Riehl-plans that included leaving the Amish community where they grew up. The next moment she was staring into a future as broken as her heart. Now, Carrie is faced with a choice. But will this opportunity be all she hoped? Or will this decision, this moment in time, change her life forever? A tender story of love, forgiveness, and looking below the surface, The Choice uncovers the sweet simplicity of the Amish world-and shows that it's never too late to find your way back to God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateOct 1, 2010
    ISBN9781608147663
    The Choice
    Author

    Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Suzanne Woods Fisher is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than forty books, including The Sweet Life, The Secret to Happiness, and Love on a Whim, as well as many beloved contemporary romance and Amish romance series. She is also the author of several nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace and Amish Proverbs. She lives in California. Learn more at SuzanneWoodsFisher.com and follow Suzanne on Facebook @SuzanneWoodsFisherAuthor and X @SuzanneWFisher.

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    • 5/5
      This was an excellent book written to grab ahold of the reader. It keeps them baited to know more of the hardships and tenderness life will bring in this unfolding story.
    • 4/5
      Overall I enjoyed this book. It was a sweet romantic tale with a happy ending. I grew up in Philadelphia and then moved to the New Jersey shore so Lancaster and the Amish community are very familiar to me. My family would take trips out there when I was a child and my husband and I would take our trailer out for weekends away. It's beautiful country; peaceful and serene.Most of the characters were well written and believable the only exception, at least to me, being the main "English" female. Every time she appeared on the page it was like I was hearing the "Psycho" music in my head. The awful screeching? She just didn't flow with the story, she wasn't believable. I have known many rude people in my life. City people and I have NEVER known one to act like this woman. With this one exception I found the book a pleasurable read.The main themes include belief in God, love conquering all and faith.
    • 5/5
      Heart wrenching soul searching love filled characters. All around great book
    • 5/5
      Suzanne Woods Fisher has added to the burgeoning list of Amish-themed books. Fisher has also written nonfiction works about the Amish, and her fictions stands a bit above over similar works with a more genuine feel to it. This novel centers on the character of Carrie Weaver, who one minute was planning to run away with a professional baseball player and the next joins the church and marries a stranger, Daniel Miller. All of what happens afterward demonstrates that it's never to late to return to God's open arms. I listened to the audiobook and found it an excellent diversion during a boring drive.
    • 4/5
      This story was unlike most Amish books I've read. It has its shares of ups and downs, misunderstandings, heartbreaks, but in the end, there is joy, peace, and understanding. It's tough for Carrie--she's lost her mother at a young age. Her father remarried--this time to a woman who was, shall we say, less than stellar. She wants to marry a man (Sol) who dreams of pursuing a life outside the Amish community. When her father dies, her plans to marry Sol are disrupted. Sol ends up leaving without her. Carrie marries herself off to man she doesn't love in order to protect her brother from her stepmother. Just when you think things couldn't possibly get any worse, her husband dies! Life just hasn't turned out the way she hoped it would.

      But the story introduces more characters, more drama, more misunderstandings, and ties up on a beautiful note.
    • 5/5
      awesome book, love these Amish romance, spiritual books.
    • 5/5
      Excellent story of the struggle of finding God and self. This book was fast moving with lots of dips and turns. A little obvious in parts but completely surprising in others. Wonderful ending in that it wasn't hurried and the story places out well clear the last page.

      In the story, Carrie walks through many a dark day after the man she loves leaves the church to play baseball. In the struggle to find herself, who she is and what she really wants, she finds God and faces the fact that what was meant for our harm, God chooses to use for our good.
    • 4/5
      THE CHOICE by Suzanne Woods FisherMuch better written than many novels in the “Christian Lit” genre, THE CHOICE presents the life of an Amish community with an emphasis on the helpfulness and “family” feel of the members of the church as well as the all-encompassing structure of the faith. Carrie is fully developed, as are Mattie, Abel, and Esther. Some of the other characters are presented so briefly, or in such a strictly confined way, that they seem one dimensional. The plot is full of tension and is believable. The life of the community is a fully developed character itself and is essential to the plot. The use of the “dutch” language is sometimes annoying. Often sentences and phrases are immediately translated in italic, but occasionally a word or phrase is not, leaving the non-Amish wondering at the exact meaning. I would have liked to know more about Mattie and Emma’s life after the choices they make, but as this is a part of a series, those stories may be covered in another book. My edition (e-book) did not have any notes revealing the content of other books in the series.Book group will have a field of topics to discuss – arranged marriage, step-parenting, death of a spouse, faith as life encompassing, medical experiences with chronic disease, bullying, outsider vs insider in relatively closed communities, forgiveness, business fraud and many others.4 of 5 stars
    • 3/5
      One might assume that young Amish people do not share the same problems that plague their English counterparts, but that is not case. They suffer the same insecurities and indecisions in dating and marrying, plus the added factor of whether to become a baptized member of the Amish community. In this tale, Carrie plans on leaving with her Amish boyfriend who dreams of playing professional baseball. But while they are busy making plans, other things beyond their control intervene and their lives are turned upside down. An enjoyable tale for readers who like Amish stories.
    • 4/5
      Faithful readers of mine will know that yes, I do enjoy reading Amish fiction. However they also know that I am quite picky about my Amish fiction. If I feel that it is too contrived or preachy, I don't like it. I prefer my Amish fiction to focus on the lifestyle and explain it without making me feel guilty for liking electronics. I also don't mind when they discuss in great detail about Amish food.I will say that this book had a lot of surprises for me while I was reading. There were events and characters that completely caught me off guard. I thought the situations created were interesting and especially thought that Solomon playing in minor league baseball team was really cool. My favorite character was probably Yonnie. She seemed to be the backbone of the family and was willing to do anything to take care of them. She does have that one little secret but it was quite shocking to read that. Also LOVED what happened to Emma!I did have a few problems with this story. I don't want to spoil anything but I just felt that quite a few too many characters died in this story and created quite a bit of unnecessary drama. To be honest, the whole story could have been an episode of an Amish soap opera. All the elements were there. Secrets, deception, broken hearts, hasty marriages, criminals. I just felt like it was one bump in the road after another. I also found Veronica incredibly insensitive to the Amish culture. It was as if she was completely ignorant and refused to learn anything about them.Overall, I would have to just say this was an ok read for me. It wasn't anything totally outstanding and I didn't really learn anything new. There were some signs that could have been interesting and controversial but they were quickly dropped. I really wanted the situation with Abel reading out of The Message version of the Bible and having a personal relationship with Christ brought up more but it never evolved. In fact it seemed to have completely shut down. I was disappointed as I felt that Carrie and the other Amish mentioned are the type to not really be Christians. Also the name Carrie is bit odd for an Amish woman. Anyways, I still think I will read the rest of the books of the series when they come out because I am still interested in this village and am hoping that more about that situation will come to light.
    • 3/5
      This is the first book I've read completely on my Nook. It's not bad, but I've read better. It appears to be researched ok, but sometimes the action jumps around, leaving me confused and wanting better explanations. An awful lot of bad stuff happens to poor Carrie, and I found myself wanting the author to let up a little on the poor girl! It's a decent story, though, all in all.
    • 5/5
      but can find them too coyingly sweet, predictible and the characters too flat . The Choice does a much better job of keeping the story moving, the characters developing and an interesting storyline. It is definitely a romance, but it is hard to figure out who the romance will end up being with. Interesting characters include: a horrific mother-in-law, a conflicted young woman, widowed too early, an ex-Amish pro-baseball player, an Amish living ex-con arsonist, a young hemophiliac brother, a super uptight spinster sister and a non-Amish ex-con biker. What really works with The Choice is the blending of the Amish with non-Amish world and the respect both worlds show each other. I highly recommend this for anyone who reads Amish fiction and wants a fresh view.
    • 5/5
      Suzanne Woods Fisher has added to the burgeoning list of Amish-themed books. Fisher has also written nonfiction works about the Amish, and her fictions stands a bit above over similar works with a more genuine feel to it. This novel centers on the character of Carrie Weaver, who one minute was planning to run away with a professional baseball player and the next joins the church and marries a stranger, Daniel Miller. All of what happens afterward demonstrates that it's never to late to return to God's open arms. I listened to the audiobook and found it an excellent diversion during a boring drive.
    • 5/5
      I just recently started reading Amish books and have grown to love them in a very short time. The book starts with a few twists and just gets better from there. I love how real the author made the characters. I connected with them immediately, felt their pain and joy and felt like I was reading about friends. This is the first in this series and I can't wait for the next one.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful female character. Amish girl was going to leave home with Amish boy and leave the faith. Her father died and she felt she must stay to protect brother from evil step-mother. She was faced with many difficult choices and over came adversity. Loved! Character was real and gripping.
    • 4/5
      Overall I enjoyed this book. It was a sweet romantic tale with a happy ending. I grew up in Philadelphia and then moved to the New Jersey shore so Lancaster and the Amish community are very familiar to me. My family would take trips out there when I was a child and my husband and I would take our trailer out for weekends away. It's beautiful country; peaceful and serene.Most of the characters were well written and believable the only exception, at least to me, being the main "English" female. Every time she appeared on the page it was like I was hearing the "Psycho" music in my head. The awful screeching? She just didn't flow with the story, she wasn't believable. I have known many rude people in my life. City people and I have NEVER known one to act like this woman. With this one exception I found the book a pleasurable read.The main themes include belief in God, love conquering all and faith.
    • 4/5
      I had a slight curiosity for the Amish, living in the vicinity of Amish country. You see the men and women on their horse and buggies, but you have no idea of the life they lead, other than religious devotion. I rather enjoyed this book, and how the author connected the Amish way to today's society. I think this book was beautifully written, and a great story.I was a little disappointed in the ending. I love Disney endings, and this had one, but I wanted more. I felt it ended abruptly. After waiting for the whole book for Abel and Carrie to get together, I expected a wedding or something.I won't hold it against the author though, and will still recommend this book to all my friends that read this genre.
    • 5/5
      The very first thing I'd like my readers to know is that I loved reading this story. WOW! It's just a wonderful journey through the complexity of life's choices. Carrie Weaver is a strong-minded young woman who isn't afraid to make hard decisions. She's imperfect, like the rest of us, but she's tenacious, sincere, and loyal. These qualities see her through the repercussions of some of her decisions and their adverse effects on her life and others, as well. As a reader, I was surprised by some subtle twists that took me in a completely different direction than I was expecting. How fun is that? Each character was unique and I loved meeting every one of them. As I progressed from page to page, I couldn't figure out exactly how Carrie's story would end. I appreciated how the author held me suspended until near the end of the book before she allowed me to glimpse a very satisfying conclusion. This is definitely a five star read for me. Teaser Snippet: ~ Carrie jerked her shoulders out of his grip. "Stoptelling me what I need! Nobody knows what I need.' ~"What do you need, Carrie?' Abel looked at Carrie with such sweet sorrow it took the fight clean out of her.
    • 3/5
      "The Choice" is the first book in the series "Lancaster County Secrets." Throughout the book we follow Carrie who is faced with the decision of following her heart or following her religion.This was a good read...Suzanne did a wonderful job of building up the story. There were several unexpected twists and turns that kept you guessing.In my opinion...it was a story about growing up, weighing your choices, and being able to live with those consequences whether good or bad.Overall it was an enjoyable read