The Reckoning

by Beverly Lewis

Book Overview

Unknown to Katie, her long-lost love seeks her even as she has another interest. Yet she yearns for peace, which requires facing her plain heritage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764204653
• ISBN13: 9780764204654
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring-takes you away

This is a fantastic series- inspiring, captivating, uplifting. I would recommend it to anyone. I read a lot of different kinds of fiction; mysteries, pulitzer prize winners, etc. This is one of my favorites. I wish there were more!

This was great!

I read all three in the series and I couldn't wait to finish. This one made a great ending to the whole story of Katie. Allthough I wish it would have told more about Katie and Daniel's life together, it gave me some pondering of what happened to them!

Thanks Beverly for this terrific book.

As a former resident of Lancaster County and a friend of many Amish, I was thrilled to read this blessed series from Ms. Lewis. A friend here gave me the first on and I just knew I had to read all three. I hope she writes something new very soon.

A worthwhile continuation of Katherine's experiences

If you've read The Shunning and The Confession, you've got to follow up with this new title! As with the first two books in the series, this was a page-turner. While the previous titles left me with a negative feeling toward the Amish (in relation to their beliefs and practices), Lewis digs a little deeper into the hearts of the Amish characters in The Reckoning. In it, she shows that, though under the hand of the order, the men and women are truly individuals who can see the imperfections in the Amish beliefs but still revere the traditions. Also, it's good to see Katherine mature in The Reckoning. She opens her eyes to the world and to the Lord. Just as with the last two, I can't wait to see where Lewis takes Katherine/Katie in the next title in the series.

Katherine (Katie Lapp) is rich and contented....or is she?

Katherine is now the lady of the mansion inherited from her mother, Laura, and she has learned that her childhood sweetheart is alive, not drowned like she thought for 5 years. His contact with her is very interesting........as is the fact that her best Amish friend, Mary, has conveniently coaxed her boyfriend....the parson, to revoke the speaking ban against Katie. Is it all enough, and in time, to pull Katherine back to her Amish roots and to Daniel Fisher the ex-lover she feels has lied to her and whom she wants to forget? Will her new beau be enough to make her forget? Or what, really, is his purpose for pursuing her...is it just to get her wealth, and will his apparent love for her survive the doubts and struggles that burn in her bosom? What of her "other" Mom, Rebecca Lapp, and her lifetime Amish friend, Mary? What of her new-found friends who work for her in the mansion? Katherine tries to completely lose herself in her volunteer position at a loc! al hospice...only to become extremely attached to a dying child. She also decides to incorporate "some" of her Amish ways at her new luxurious home and life....she starts a quilting class for friends and the city's elite. Learning there is an Amish family near her new home, and deciding to visit there under the guise of purchasing jellies only adds to her confusion. Will all this eventually make her content, or only serve to confuse her more? Can she ever give up the "worldly, English ways", all the conveniences and the pretty clothing and things she always longed for, or can she completely erase the memories of her life as an Amish girl? What a can of worms was opened with the simple discovery of that tiny satin pink dress way, way back in book number one. This third and last book is a wonderful, intriguing and powerful conclusion to Beverly Lewis's 3 book series called The Heritage of Lancaster County.