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The forgiving jar

Title:

The forgiving jar

Author:

Brunstetter, Wanda E., author.

Series:

Prayer jars ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Sara Murray had never met her mother's parents and was surprised to learn after her death that they were Amish living in Pennsylvania. When she is finally able to make the trip to meet them, she is shocked to learn someone else has been living with them and pretending to be Sara. Sara can't understand how quickly her grandparents are willing to forgive the impostor. Secrets and deceit seem to follow Sara, and she is so tired of it. Though soon she meets Brad Fuller who is visiting her grandparents for during Christmas. She likes him a lot, but even he seems to pull away from her, not being totally honest. Struggling, Sara finds an old canning jar hidden in the barn that is full of encouraging prayers. Can Sara find a way to forgive the past and move on to building new relationships?

General Note:

Sequel to: The hope jar.

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Christian fiction.

Subject Term:

Amish -- Fiction.

Imposters and imposture -- Fiction.

Grandparents -- Fiction.

Grandparent and child -- Fiction.

Prayers -- Fiction.

Truthfulness and falsehood -- Fiction.

Forgiveness -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Lancaster County (Pa.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc.,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781624167485

Publication Information:

Uhrichsville, OH : Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc., [2019]

Call Number:

BRUNSTE

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

What would happen if you found out someone has been impersonating you?

Sara Murray had never met her mother's parents and was surprised to learn after her death that they were Amish living in Pennsylvania. When she is finally able to make the trip to meet them, she is shocked to learn someone else has been living with them and pretending to be Sara. Sara can't understand how quickly her grandparents are willing to forgive the impostor.

Secrets and deceit seem to follow Sara, and she is so tired of it. Though soon she meets Brad Fuller who is visiting her grandparents for during Christmas. She likes him a lot, but even he seems to pull away from her, not being totally honest.

Struggling, Sara finds an old canning jar hidden in the barn that is full of encouraging prayers. Can Sara find a way to forgive the past and move on to building new relationships?

This is Book 2 in the brand-new series, The Prayer Jars, from New York Times bestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter.

Book 1 -- The Hope Jar (August 2018)

Book 3 -- The Healing Jar (August 2019)

Author Notes

Wanda E. Brunstetter began writing when she was a child. She became more serious about writing and completed coursework on writing for children at The Institute of Children's Literature in 1980 which was also the year of her first publication. Brunstetter is a professional ventriloquist and has published several ventriloquist books.

Brunstetter's first novel was published in 1997. She enjoys writing about the Amish because of their peaceful and simple lives. Her book, Lancaster Brides, was on the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) bestseller's list for seven months. Her book Lydia's Charm made The New York Times Bestseller list for 2010 and her title The Healing made Publisher's Weekly Best Selling List for 2011. Also her title Goodbye to Yesterday made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013. Brunstetter's title, The Decision, made the Publisher's Weekly Best Seller in 2015.