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The Blessed

by Ann H. Gabhart
Revell. Jul. 2011. c.416p. ISBN 9780800734541. pap. $14.99. CF
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In 1884 Lacey Bishop marries the preacher whose children she helped raise before his wife died. Then her husband moves his family to a Shaker village, where their marriage is frowned upon, as the institution is considered a sin. It is there that she meets the widower Isaac Kingston, to whom she is attracted. How can two people find true love when the odds seem to be stacked against them?
VERDICT The story and writing of Gabhart's latest Shaker historical (The Seeker: The Believer) are somewhat dry. Readers may pick this novel up thinking it is Amish fiction but will be sorely mistaken. Recommended only to the author's fans.
Reviewed by Nanci Milone Hill , Jun 15, 2011
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