Though Sara knows the four little girls belong with their father, how can she leave them with a man who seems not to care for them? As much as she loves and wants the girls, she will only take them long enough to teach Adam to love them. He can think of only one woman brave enough, Spinster Sara Lapp, the little midwife whose passion for things beyond her control is greater than is good for her. Without his late wife, Abby, to protect them, Adam must find someone else to care for the girls. Adam wants to love his children, but he is afraid he will hurt them in the way his father hurt him. Adam doesn t want her to attend at a birth, but to tend to his children because his wife has died in childbed.
A wonderful read, this is a universal story about love and faith in impossible circumstancesĪmishwoman Sara Lapp, all but shunned for studying with the local doctor to become a midwife, is shocked that, after months of waiting, her first call comes from Mad Adam Zuckerman, a self appointed outcast. As shocking as it is compelling, Jacob s Return is both uplifting and unforgettable. Jacob s Return is the story of a prodigal son, a forbidden love, and a fanatical preacher. As she cares for Jacob’s children as if they were her own, her feelings for him deepen into a love that cannot be. But the twins need a mother and Rachel loves children. Shocked when he returns with two year old twins, Rachel knows there can be nothing between them, for marriage is a life long commitment among the Amish. Unaware of the lie Simon told to drive Jacob away, Rachel believes Jacob abandoned her when he left the Amish community. Now Rachel is barren, a disappointment to him. Years ago, Simon lied to ensure a future with Rachel Zook as his wife. For his children he can do anything, even be strong when he sees Rachel, his love, married to his brother. He brings them home to the community he vowed to leave forever. When the mother of his twins dies, Jacob knows only one way to raise his children the Amish way. Though he adapts to the ways of the English even fathering twins he remains an outsider. Jacob Sauder abandons his Amish heritage when the woman he loves, Rachel Zook, agrees to marry his brother, Simon.
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