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Ann H. GabhartRevell / 2011 / Trade PaperbackOur Price$17.004.5 out of 5 stars for The Blessed, Shaker Series #4. View reviews of this product. 19 ReviewsAvailability: In StockStock No: WW734541
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SharonEagan, MNAge: 55-65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5Enjoyed this Shaker storyNovember 12, 2011SharonEagan, MNAge: 55-65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Enjoyed this Shaker story, loved the character of Lacey. Well written, interesting look into the Shaker village. This was my first book about the Shakers and I learned a lot about the community. Wonderful illustration of how important it is to keep grounded in God's Word-the only Truth. Looking forward to reading the other books in the series.
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debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5November 7, 2012debwilsonSummerfield, FLAge: 18-24Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Lacey Bishop life is in tatters. Alone in the world, she goes to work for a preacher and his wife, and so remains in their employ until the wife passes, her dear Miss Mona. Having no where else to go, she stays with the preacher and the little girl, Rachel that had been left on his doorstep years before. When the women in the parish raise a protest about the improper living conditions of a 20-year-old single girl living with the widowed preacher, Lacey is convinced that she has no other recourse. But even after their marriage, she cannot bring herself to be a true wife to Preacher Palmer. Distraught by his life falling into sin, Preacher Palmer follows the Shakers to their village in Harmony Hill, taking Lacey and Rachel with him. Once there, Lacey embraces the idea of a celibate life, but is confused by her feelings for a young brother named Issac. Will she ever be happy, or will she have to settle for just being blessed with the breath of life?
The one thing that I have to say I am relieved about in this story, is that despite the unnatural marriage of Lacey and the preacher it never truly came to fruition. I know it was due to the Shakers arriving at just the right time, and of course that is due to the writing of Gabhart. But it was a great relief when things turned out the way they did, and I have to admit this 4th installation to the Shaker series sucked me in just as hard and fast as the first three. This book breathes life to it's characters, and makes you feel as if you can take a little walk and simply go meet them. This is a story of a forgotten people in American history; and while we know that they are wrong in some aspects of their beliefs, we can appreciate what they contributed not only to history - but to every person they touched. -
schoolmarmHeber Springs, ARAge: Over 65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5The Shaker life is not for everyoneAugust 15, 2011schoolmarmHeber Springs, ARAge: Over 65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5When Lacey was convinced that she needed to marry
the preacher, a life style change was not in her plan.
She never dreamed she would give up her husband and
his child that she came to love. Little did she know that
moving to the Shaker village would open secrets that would
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bluebonnetTxAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5July 23, 2011bluebonnetTxAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Ann has done another fantasic job on her Shaker Series. This is book 4 and its amazing, This is one book you will reread over and over, It cover two people lives and their journey in life. You become apart of their lives. You share in their joys, laughter, tears, sorrow and love. Ann dose a amazing job with this series of presenting both side of the shaker community their faith and peace but also their strange religious beliefs and rules. Her writing always leaves you with a messagfe of hope and love. This is one author books are a must in any library or home. you want put this down. You are capture from page 1 till the end and it leaves youwanting more and more. Great job Ann.
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sunny island breezesa sunny island5 Stars Out Of 5July 16, 2011sunny island breezesa sunny islandQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5Instead of a pros and cons list of her life, Lacey Bishop could make a list of blessed/not blessed. It seems as if her life just sort of flip flopped between the two.
Then Lacey ended up in a Shaker village. Was it a blessing or not?
She has a roof over her head, but her husband and child are no longer hers. She isn't really happy, but if she leaves she will no longer even be able to catch a glimpse of her Rachel.
Besides, she's being drawn towards a Shaker man with no hope of ever being with the man she loves. With no hope of ever being part of a family again.
Will Lacey end up checking off the blessed or the not blessed column by the end of this book?
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