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| Beginnings: Sommerfeld Trilogy #2 (Truly Yours Romance Club #15) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 57385
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1597894052
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781597894050
ASIN: 1597894052
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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 Life and Love and Simplicity March 3, 2008
Beth Quinn feels like the misfit of Sommerfield, Kansas. She moved there with her mother to claim her inheritance. In the process, she found faith and an unknown talent in stained glass making. Her mother embraced the life of the Old Order Mennonite, married her childhood sweat heart and is pregnant with twins. Beth feels loved but left out. The only place she belongs is in her stained glass studio.
She dreams of using newfound Christian faith by using the talents God has given her to operate a successful stained glass studio. Enter Andrea Braun, member of the Sommerfield fellowship and Sean McCauley, of McCauley Church Construction. Andrea works beside her in the studio and longs for her success to give him the opportunity to stop farming and follow his love of art. Sean contracts her to do stained glass windows for the churches they build.
Can Beth forget her painful past and trust these men for who they are and not what she fears they want from her? Or will she be swept away like the tiny glass dust on her studio floor?
This book will draw you in and keep you reading as you root for all of the characters. And when you close the book you will be eager to read the next one.
 Beginnings January 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a good book.I always enjoy these types of books.For Some reason I can realy feel what they feel.Nadia Rehmani
Second in Series January 24, 2008
Beth Quinn doesn't regret leaving the city, but she doesn't really fit in with the Old Order Mennonite community of Sommerfeld. However, her mother is here and Beth has opened a stained glass studio. She's starting to make a name for herself, and eventually she catches the attention of Sean McCauley, who orders a stained glass window for his father's business, a construction company specializing in erecting church buildings. Beth is under a lot of stress, trying to finish the window on time and keep up with other orders. To make matters more complicated, her employee Andrew Braun seems to be attracted to her. She is also drawn to Sean McCauley. Soon Beth must make a very serious decision. Beginnings is the story of a young woman who is a new Christian, and isn't sure where she belongs. Books about the Mennonites and Amish are popular now and Kim Vogel Sawyer's stories are among the best. Enticing romance with a strong faith message.
"Will Beth Find Her Place Amongst the Mennonite Church Members?" January 14, 2008
Beth Quinn makes stain-glass windows. She has a small business that is growing rapidly. Will she be able to balance work and family?
Her mother went back to her Mennonite roots. Her mother marries and becomes pregnant with twins. Beth moves into the same small Mennonite town. Beth's Mennonite employee falls in love with her. Beth recognizes the comfort and peace of mind the Mennonites have. She longs for that, but she is not sure that she could ever join the church.
Sean, a client, seems to have more than business interest in Beth. Can she overcome her harshness in order to have a relationship?
I expected a novel similar to that of Wanda Brunstetter's. There are differences. To state the obvious, these characters are Mennonites, not Amish. However, if you do like Brunstetter's books, you will like Beginnings.
Sawyer is a top-notch storyteller December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Jamie Driggers
Beth lives among the Old Order Mennonites, and though she shares their Christian faith, she doesn't share their lifestyle. While, yes, she feels that God brought her to Sommerfeld, Kansas, and gave her a gift as a stained-glass artist, how can she rectify the two in a place where women are homemakers and art is frivolous?
And what of men? In her employee, Andrew, Beth finds a compassionate and hardworking friend, but to embrace him would be to embrace his Old Order lifestyle, something Beth isn't inclined to do. When Sean shows up at her studio door proposing a business relationship, Beth begins to see the realization of her dreams. But can she trust either of these men with her future?
Oh, how I love Kim Vogel Sawyer's books. Frankly, I'm not sure whether it is her setting (my old stomping grounds) or her ability to weave great stories, but I think it is a combination of the two. Kim is a master storyteller who has cornered the market on a lesser known sect of Mennonite, the Old Order. In my not-Old-Order opinion, she nails the people and their gentle ways from an "outsider's" view point.
But don't go away with the impression that this is "just another Mennonite book," because it isn't. Though you will see into the lives of a few characters, this book is more about feeling like an outsider in any part of life. About not being good enough, not fitting in, desiring more and, eventually, letting go of the idea that life is under our control.
Armchair Interviews says: If this author is new to you, check her out.
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