A Quirky Book of Spoof Fliers

The Editor Says, "The perfect present for buds and dormroom inhabitors, this collection of viral fake fliers is at once strange, thought-provoking, and hilarious. Printed on heavy, cardstock-like paper, these 20 "fake" fliers both celebrate and embody surreal posters--like the kind plastered all over college campuses, only taken to the next level. As a bonus feature, the sturdy paperback comes with a french-fold jacket that, when removed, opens up to reveal a larger poster. Images include a photo of a found duck mistaken for a dog that the poster is now keeping and an anonymous group posting about a quiet universe. There is something in this collection for everyone who ever looked at a postered telephone pole or coffee house bulletin board and wondered "is there more out there?"

   This book is supposed to be funny spoof fliers. I personally did not get this book at all. I read them to my husband who did not get them either. The only positive things about this book is you can take the cover and the fliers out of the book and frame them. I would say to most people do not waste your time on this book. 

"I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review."

A Story Of How the Truth Will Set You Free

The Editor Says, " A charming and engrossing novel for fans of Southern fiction and the recent hit memoir Hillbilly Elegy about a lush and storied coal-mining town―and the good people who live there―in danger of being destroyed for the sake of profit. Will the truth about the town’s past be its final undoing or its saving grace?"


  This book starts out in 1933 as a story of best friends. One is from a poor mining family and the other is the daughter of one of the mine owners. There is a lot of things that are evil going on in the small Appalachian town of Beulah Mountain. Both girls would like their town to become right. Fast forward to 2004 one of the girls is now an older woman. Only she knows the secret that happened in 1933 that separated a town and two girls forever. By the telling of the secret she will be set free.

  I enjoyed this book immensely. I didn't want to put it down. It was a book that kept you guessing all of the way to the end. I have found a new best author. I will be keeping Chris Fabry on my list of favorite authors.

Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.

A Different Kind of Amish Series

At age twenty, Jessica Bachman left her two beloved sisters and her Amish community after clashing with the new bishop about her role in the family and the future of their farm. She tried to convince Silas Kemp, who'd been courting her for two years, to join her, but when he said no, she fled anyway. 

Three years later, she returns home for the first time since leaving Lancaster to attend her father's funeral. Her arrival back revives all sorts of emotions--yearnings and sorrows alike. Jessica knows things will never return to how they were. But in seeing Silas again, she can't help but wonder what might have been.

Struggling to decide where her next step should take her, she learns the story of a Revolutionary War-era ancestor that echoes her own choices. Will Jessica leave her family and community forever, or is there peace and healing and love yet to come?

  




  I found this first book in the series of the "Sisters of Lancaster County" a different kind of  Amish series. 
  
The story starts off with Jessica Bachman going back to her Amish family after leaving and forsaking her vows to the Amish church. Jessica knows it will not be the same as when she left. She is determined to only go back for her father's funeral. But Jessica finds that her brother is determined to ruin the family farm. She also finds she still has feelings for her old "beau" named Silas. 

  When her Aunt Suz starts telling her stories of her ancestor Ruby, Jessica finds that she has a lot in common with Ruby. 
Will Jessica be able to come back to the Amish and save her family farm or will she decide that she likes the modern world too much. 

 "I received this book from "Bethany House Publishers" for this review."