Review by Booklist Review
After Isaiah Petersheim is murdered, his young wife, Mattie, pregnant with their first child, is faced with two choices: live in her parent's small, one-bedroom cottage or find a husband who will be a suitable father for her baby. When Leroy Fisher, Isaiah and Mattie's best friend since childhood, proposes, Mattie accepts. Unbeknownst to Mattie, Leroy has actually been in love with her for years. However, she still only has feelings for Isaiah. Soon, Leroy and Mattie's close friendship turns to awkwardness, but Leroy tries his best to court his new wife. The fourth book in Clipston's charming Amish Heirloom series, including The Cherished Quilt (2016), will keep readers cheering for Leroy as he struggles to win the heart of his beloved Mattie.--Mosley, Shelley Copyright 2018 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Bestselling Amish fiction writer Clipston reveals Mattie Fisher's secrets in the final installment of the Amish Heirloom series (after The Cherished Quilt). After her daughters discover baby clothes, handprints and footprints, and birth and death certificates in her hope chest, Mattie decides that the time has come to share the truth about her past and her marriage. Flash back to 1989, when she's married to Isaiah Petersheim and three months pregnant with her first child. After Isaiah dies as a hero, Mattie is left alone. Four months later, still grieving, she marries Leroy Fisher, her best friend since childhood. It's primarily a marriage of convenience, but Leroy has faith that Mattie will learn to love him. When further grief enters their lives, Mattie decides to leave her new husband and retreat to her parents' home, forcing Leroy to face the difficult choice of whether to continue to pursue her or respect her wishes and allow the woman he loves to walk out of his life. Leroy's character is almost too perfect, but Clipston provides a deep, nuanced portrait of Mattie's grief and the challenges of trying to move forward in life while buried under pain, fear, anger, and confusion. An epilogue serves to tie up the series, but the novel is enjoyable as a standalone. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Review by Library Journal Review
In this final series installment (after The Forgotten -Recipe; The Courtship Basket; The -Cherished Quilt), the Fisher sisters delve into the family hope chest and uncover more details about their mother, Mattie, and the shocking secret she's been keeping for years. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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