Matchmaker
An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Emma
Published on 3. February 2015
235 pages
978-1-62998-005-8 (ISBN)
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When Emma's interference in her friends'lives backfires, will the consequencesbe more than she bargained for?Emma Weaver is twenty-one years old and has found a passion for playingmatchmaker with her friends. Her neighbor, Gideon King, warns her aboutinterfering in people's lives, but she disregards his advice and plans to set upPaul, the son of the bishop, with her friend Hannah. But when Paul misinterprets Emma's attention, believing she has feelingsfor him, he begins asking her to ride in his buggy after Sunday singings andshows up at her house for Friday evening visits. As she tries to repair thedamage that's been done and mend the hearts that have been broken, shefinds herself in trouble with the community. Will she learn her lesson andstop meddling in the affairs of others? Will she find a love of her own?
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Sarah Price is a masterful storyteller of more than two dozen novels.
Born into a Mennonite family, she has firsthand experience in the culture
and religion of both the Mennonites and the Amish. For over twenty-five
years, Price has lived among many different Amish communities in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
