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Customer Reviews for Barbour Publishing Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Barbour Publishing Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Join Meredith and Luke Stoltzfus, an Amish couple who are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives. Financial struggles. Arguments. A suspected pregnancy. A last-minute trip to Middlebury, Indiana. A drug addict on the run. A deadly encounter at a Philadelphia bus station. Will their love and faith be enough to bring them back together again, against all odds?
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Customer Reviews for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Review 1 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
The cover draws your attention.
Date:May 7, 2013
tootsie
Location:Indianola, Iowa
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
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I would recommend this to my friends. It is very well written and keeps you wondering what will happen. I enjoyed it very much.
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Review 2 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Goodbye to Yesterday
Date:May 1, 2013
Luke and Meredith Stolzfus had been married a little over a year. Their relationship was great until Luke was laid off his job. Financial worry put a strain on their marriage. When Luke was offered a business opportunity by his uncle in Middlebury, Indiana, he gladly accepted. But he had to be gone for two weeks. Meredith felt he shouldn’t leave Bird-In-Hand, PA.
Luke still made the trip to Indiana. She couldn’t wait for his return; she had something important to tell him. She anxiously waited for Luke to call to let her know he arrived at his uncle’s. The story ends with Meredith waiting for a call that doesn’t look like is going to be made.
The main characters are Luke and Meredith. The reader meets their family members along the way. A drug addict, Alex Mitchell, is also introduced in the story. I thought it was a bit odd how his life was so detailed yet I didn’t learn as much about Luke and Meredith.
Wanda Brunstetter has a simple writing style that I enjoy.
Readers may not like that this is not an entire book. This story is a novella and is meant read to be with the rest of the series. You won’t learn much from just reading this novella by itself. Meredith kept obsessing so much over the weather that I thought I knew what was going to happen but I was surprised. Maybe this series of novellas won’t be as predictable as most usually are. I personally like Amish novellas - probably because the happy endings are so predictable. Who doesn’t enjoy a happy ending?
The Discovery – A Lancaster County Saga Serial Novel:
#1 Goodbye to Yesterday
#2 The Silence of Winter
#3 The Hope of Spring
#4 The Pieces of Summer
#5 A Revelation in Autumn
#6 A Vow for Always
#1 Goodbye to Yesterday
#2 The Silence of Winter
#3 The Hope of Spring
#4 The Pieces of Summer
#5 A Revelation in Autumn
#6 A Vow for Always
I received a free copy of this book from The Christian Manifesto and Barbour Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
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Review 3 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
has potential
Date:April 15, 2013
johnsie
Location:south dakota
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
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I liked the story, but I do not like the format of 6 different books. I want the whole story in one book. It would also be less expensive. Will it ever be published as one book?
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Review 4 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
hooks you and leaves you wanting more
Date:April 3, 2013
Quality:
5
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Value:
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This is a great fast paced little book. The story moved so fast but was written so well. I can't believe she was about to put so much into 121 pages. Most short novels or novellas as they call them sometimes are lacking in substance or character development. Not Goodbye to Yesterday, she develops the whole story, has you loving Meredith and Luke and making you feel like you just read a really thick book. When I got to the end I was floored and was like "NO this can't be the end! What happens?" This first one got me hooked and I have books 2-4 on hold at my library can't wait for book 5 and 6 to come out, or my library to add them I most know how this ends!!!!
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Review 5 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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I WAS DISSAPOINTED WITH THE SIZE OF THE BOOKS.
Date:March 23, 2013
joym
Location:OHIO
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
3
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
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I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LESS BOOKS AND MORE OF THE STORYLINE IN EACH BOOK
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Review 6 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Another great Wanda Brunstetter book.
Date:March 22, 2013
Josie
Location:N.Y.
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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Reading her books put me right there while it is taking place.
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Review 7 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Date:March 10, 2013
Quality:
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Value:
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Luke and Meredith Stoltzfus have been married for barely over a year when their financial situation reaches it's breaking point. Out of a job for some time, Luke is barely making ends meet. But when an irresistible opportunity comes for him to travel to Middlebury, Indiana he persuades Merrie to let him go. Despite her reservations, Meredith lets Luke leave their home in Lancaster County to pursue a new trade that could bring them out of the troubles surfacing their new marriage. But circumstances no one can anticipate come between them while they are apart. Can they find their way back to each other despite the fact that their lives have been destroyed?
There have been a good many complaints to how this series is being marketed, but despite all of that, I have to say I've found myself wondering how it will all end. Brunstetter's simplistic writing style isn't exactly my favorite, but this series got my attention - if nothing but to satisfy my curiosity in the Stoltzfus's story. One thing that stood out to me about the character of Meredith is that she clings to her faith despite her fears and uncertainties. Short and sweet, it will leave you wanting more. And with five more installments to the story, there is plenty to look forward to.
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Review 8 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Definitely a book hard to lay down !
Date:March 6, 2013
Shelly Daugherty
Location:Cromwell, KY
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
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Value:
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Ok, here goes, I was one to always have a book in my hand. My family would ask,<Is that all you do is read?> I would reply yes! Wanda is my favorite author. I couldn't get in the habit of reading anymore after a bad car wreck last year, don't know why, and actually when I started reading Goodbye To Yesterday, all about the triumphs of Luke and Meredith, I could not put it down ! I think this book has brought me out of my despair....when you read Wanda's books, you actually, or I do become part of the family in the book ! It's definitely a can't put down book!!! I can't wait til next month for the next! Miriam has prayed without ceasing for Luke on his journey, but this book is def an edge of the seat novel! Thank you, Wanda, for starting this series : A Must Read!
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Review 9 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Date:March 6, 2013
Faye
Location:Ohio
Age:Over 65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
4
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Meets Expectations:
5
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As always Wanda Brunstetter's books are great. Once you start reading, you can't put them down. It's hard to wait a month to see what will happen next.
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Review 10 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Great Book
Date:March 5, 2013
wandaschmidt
Location:Covington, PA
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
5
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The beginning of this novel is so good. The problem with the ecomony hitting the Amish is something I have always wondered about. I know they struggle just like the rest of us, but this book really brings out the reality of their struggles being so much like my own. The worries, concerns and dependence on God is so real. It ends with you wanting to just buy the next book to see what happens to Luke after Alex so viscously beat him and stole half of Luke and Meredth's life savings. How badly is Luke hurt? Does he make it to Indiana or does he get stuck in Philladelphia or does he make it back home and never reach Indiana? Will Alex find the peace with God he so desperately needs. Does his and Luke's paths ever cross again? I will need to read the next book to find out.
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Review 11 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Awesome!!!!! A MUST READ
Date:March 5, 2013
Quality:
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Value:
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This book is awesome it may be small but it is fantastic, you are going to be into this book on the very first page and on the last page you are going to be wanting more, it is a very good Amish Christian book , I love all of the characters, Wanda just make you feel like you are one of them, you will love all of the wonderful Bible quotes. This book is definitely a must read
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Review 12 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
What you expect from Wanda Brunsetter
Date:March 4, 2013
mypuppy19
Location:Zanesville ohio
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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This series has already got you wanting more after you finish the first book. You are hoping for the best but you know that God will help them through this time. I can hardly wait to read the next novel. Her novels always have me on the edge of seat.
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Review 13 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Goodbye to Yesterday
Date:March 2, 2013
Mari
Location:Charleston, IL
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
5
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What a great book like all of Wanda's books. The characters are in a situation so true to life today. I'm caught up in their lives already as if I know them. I cannot wait to see what happens next in the lives of Meredith & Luke and how their faith will be put to the test to get them through the situations they are in.
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Review 14 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
awesome as always...
Date:March 1, 2013
tamtam
Location:Cornersville Tn.
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
5
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Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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As usual with all of Wanda's books this book was also awesome.. I have read all of her books and can't wait til the next one is ready.. I feel like i'm living the characters with her books, they are that real feeling... very highly recommend all her books for your readers...
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Review 15 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
This book takes you their life.
Date:March 1, 2013
brandyp
Location:Waterloo, AL
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
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Meets Expectations:
5
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As with all of Wanda's books, this one was just as vivid as the rest. I always see myself in the womens' shoes and I can feel as they do and would. In Goodbye to Yesterday, Meredith is having to make a choice of telling her husband Luke about possibly being pregnant when he already has so much on his shoulders. Wanda's books always teach me a new lesson on being a better mother and wife.
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Review 16 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
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Date:March 1, 2013
Kelly
Location:Angola, IN.
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
4
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Value:
4
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Meets Expectations:
4
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I was so excited to see a new book and I took it home and that night read more than half the book. I love Wanda's books I read them then we share them at work so the book gets read a lot. So now I am waiting for the next book in the series to see what happens next.
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Review 17 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Goodbye To Yesterday
Date:February 24, 2013
Quality:
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
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This is book 1 of 6 books in the series, it is a very small and short book. Luke and Meredith are Amish living in Lancaster County, PA. When Luke loses his job, he makes the decision to take on a new opportunity and make a quick trip to Middlebury for job training. Luke leaves Meredith on the farm by herself to take care of things while he is gone. While he is gone Meredith finds out she is expecting there first child and has to make the decision when is the perfect time to tell Luke. The book ends as Luke is traveling and he is mugged during a bus stop, and the book leaves us hanging as to what happens.
I did enjoy this book, however, I don't like the part of it being a very small book and only 121 pages. I would prefer the whole story in one novel. I don't think I would spend the money to purchase all 6 books. The price would be to costly as to purchasing one book.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Handlebar bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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Review 18 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Lancaster County Saga book 1
Date:February 24, 2013
"Goodbye to Yesterday" is the first book in six in the Lancaster County Saga written by Wanda E. Brunstetter. This is my first Brunstetter novel, though she is quite famous in the Amish Fiction world. "Goodbye" is really a novella; easily read in less than a day. It is the story of a couple of newly weds, Luke and Meredith, who have already fallen on hard times. Luke has been laid off for six months and anxiety of it all is starting to wear on the both of them. Luke gets an opportunity to travel to Indiana to learn a new trade and along the way is attacked by a drug addict. It ends quite abruptly, yet leaves you wanting more. Quite the cliffhanger, really.
This is a good start on a series. I wish it was longer. I would recommend it to Amish Fiction lovers and fiction readers alike.
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Review 19 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
this was way to short !
Date:February 23, 2013
Doreen
Location:Pa.
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
4
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Value:
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I love your books Wanda but Iam very very disappointed about how short Good Bye To Yesterday is . And now if I want to find out what happens I have to bye another book at $4.97 then after I finish that then its buying another one til Ive done it six times to finish one story total cost of $29.82 for story ,I don't think so sorry ,Iam on a fixed income and can not aford that for one story ...IAm sorry .
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Review 20 for Goodbye to Yesterday, Discovery Series #1
Overall Rating:
Left me feeling disappointed
Date:February 22, 2013
Meg4
Location:Iowa
Age:35-44
Gender:female
Quality:
3
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Value:
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Meets Expectations:
3
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I am a faithful reader of Wanda Brunstetter's books, but this left me feeling disappointed. I am not a fan of this short spurts of a "whole" book and that is what it feels like she has done. I was not expecting it to be one book or storyline broken into parts. I was more thinking along the lines of novellas. VERY disappointed! If I want to own the whole series (and apparently will need to to be able to remember where the events left off), it is going to be a pretty expensive series that is really going to be more like the size of 2 or 2 1/2 books. Not too excited about this delivery system!
I also didn't feel like the books really gave that Amish feel that we have come love from Brunstetter's books.
Cancelled all my pre-orders and will just wait until the "series" is completely out, then read it as a whole. SAD!
I also didn't feel like the books really gave that Amish feel that we have come love from Brunstetter's books.
Cancelled all my pre-orders and will just wait until the "series" is completely out, then read it as a whole. SAD!
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