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    Coming Very Soon: Abraham's Redemption

    Published: Aug 1, 2016 · Updated: Aug 1, 2016 by Kevin Williams | 4 Comments

    Coming soon....

    Coming soon....

    By Kevin Williams

    I’ve been around the Amish for 25 years.   It wasn't until maybe 10 years or so ago that "Amish fiction" exploded in popularity as a genre.  So, several years ago, more on a whim I thought I would try my hand at fiction writing.  The end result was a book called "Abraham's Redemption" set in Berne, Indiana.  This book was fun to write and hard to believe it was written 5 years ago.   I wrote it and then promptly shelved it where it sat collecting dust for five years (well, we are in the digital age so I am speaking metaphorically, I’m not sure anyone’s manuscripts actually sit on shelves anymore).

    I’ve never read “an Amish romance” novel before (okay, I have read one: "The Bargain" by Stephanie Reed) , so I don’t even know how I would categorize this.  Yes, there is a romance, there are also recipes, and there is Amish information.  Also just some fun.   This is fiction.   I like to think there is some good "Amish information" that you can learn from reading it.  I mean, sheesh, there are now fiction books about "Amish vampires."

    I don't think a lot of the happenings in Abraham's Redemption are a terrible stretch.  The Amish have generated a lot of headlines the past 5 years for stranger-than-fiction tales that a novelist would be hard-pressed to make up:  the Barbara Weaver murder, the beard-cutting posse of Bergholz, the “Amish Bernie Madoff” that scammed thousands in Holmes County, the pigeon pyramid scheme and on and on…so, really, there isn’t much in my book that couldn’t have conceivably occurred. Really.

    The book is told through the lens of two protagonists: Abraham Schwartz and non-Amish young attorney, Paige Roberts.

    Abraham is basically a good guy who makes some bad decisions and then tries to rectify them and, in the end, find redemption.  Does he?  You have to read to find out.

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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. Carla

      August 01, 2016 at 5:30 pm

      I have read many Amish romance books and was given the opportunity to proof Abraham's Redemption. I can highly recommend it! It was told in a different way than the Amish fiction I have read, and while there are some romantic parts, it's more of a good fiction read. It was an easy read, but I thought the characters were well developed and the storyline came full circle. And it definitely lends itself to a sequel...so get to writing Kevin!! You will soon have plenty of late nights awake that you can work!

      I will most certainly be ordering one!!

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      • Kevin

        August 02, 2016 at 5:31 pm

        Thank you, Carla, very kind of you to say!

        Reply
    2. Lanita

      August 02, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Can you start a list of those who would be interested in buying your book, so we could be notified when it is available? I would love to hear as soon as it is available. I love to read Amish books. Yours sounds very intriguing.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        August 02, 2016 at 5:31 pm

        Lanita, I will let you know! Thanks!

        Reply

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