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Filed under: topics英会話名古屋 — 英会話 名古屋 Heart to Heart at 4:10 pm on Saturday, October 4, 2008
1. THE STOREKEEPER`S DAUGHTER

2. THE QUILTER`S DAUGHTER

3. THE BISHOP`S DAUGHTER
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I HAVE JUST READ A SERIES OF BOOKS BY AN
AUTHOR CALLED WANDA E BRUNSTETTER.
IT TOOK ME INTO THE WORLD OF THE AMISH
PEOPLE WHO LIVE A VERY SIMPLE LIFE ACCORDING
TO THEIR DUTCH ANCESTORS IN TODAY`S WORLD.
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THE CONTENTS OF THESE BOOKS WERE ABSOLUTELY
AMAZING; INCLUDING FACETS SUCH AS HOW THE
AMISH PEOPLE STILL DON`T USE ELECTRICITY, USE
HORSE AND BUGGY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
HAVE A DEEP BELIEF IN THE AMISH FAITH WHICH
IS DERIVED FROM THE HOLY BIBLE.
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A FRIEND OF MINE GAVE ME THESE SERIES ABOUT
A YEAR AGO AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF`OH MAN
THESE LOOK BORING AS HELL`! BUT WHEN I STARTED
READING THEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I GOT LOST
IN THE WORLD OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE AND COULD
IDENTIFY TO MANY OF THEIR EMOTIONS, DISCIPLINES,
MATTERS CONCERNING MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCES
AND OF COURSE FORBIDDEN LOVE!
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SUPER FANTASTIC BOOKS MY FRIENDS AND REMEMBER;
ONE SHOULD NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE USUALLY WRONG!!!

3 Comments »

Comment by karen

2008/10/12 Sunday @ 8:26:00

Hi Clarissa, lovely reading all your beautiful words and comments. Gosh it’s been ages since I picked up a good book to read (well one that has more than 20 pages and doesn’t rhyme!)but you have remimded me how much I miss getting lost in one. Watch out library here I come!!

Comment by Thia

2008/10/16 Thursday @ 1:43:53

Ohhh, nice, something in English! What timing, I was just reading in the States about the Amish getting some bad press for animal abuse recently. I don’t see a whole lot of news, and even less while in Japan.

But speaking of being in Japan, I have to go the “old” route to be in touch with you Clarissa while I’m here. I thought I’d just look to see if a comment had been left where I wrote another comment before but… that was a while ago!

Nice to see you have time for reading for pleasure- that’s for sure!!! xoxoxo Thia

Comment by Clarissa

2008/10/16 Thursday @ 16:02:18

Hi Karen

I think you will love these books. Absolute simplicity my friend. You know my friend, I am in Oz at the moment but I am afraid it is only a short trip as Dion is moving to Canada so I came to spend a couple of weeks with the family. Would love to see you and all of the rest of the beautiful people out here in Oz that are dear to me but time will not permit. Know you are always dear in my heart sweet Karen!

Lovely Thia

Thank you for you information about the Amish. Intersting. Hope to catch up with you before you leave for the Californian beaches.. Lets see if we can do this in Nippon…Time. Time. Time…….

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