1. What the Heart Sees Collection
    Kathleen Fuller
    Thomas Nelson / 2011 / Trade Paperback
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  1. plauge
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    five star
    October 22, 2019
    plauge
    very happy with the writer and the story. thank you for the fast service
  2. bluebonnet
    Tx
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    March 24, 2011
    bluebonnet
    Tx
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I found this book to really excellent read. It was nice to have all the different stories in one place. It has 3 different stories and yet each one has you feeling like you are right there with them and helping them along. Kathleen is an excellent story teller and she has your attention right from the start. She makes you wanting more at the end of each story. Hint Hint. I woule recommend you to buy this book.
  3. iamjenai
    Manila, Philippines
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    It was great!!!
    June 10, 2011
    iamjenai
    Manila, Philippines
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    This book is a collection of three Amish love stories, (1) A Miracle for Mirriam, (2) A Place of His Own, and (3) What The Heart Sees.

    The first one I have read was the 3rd story, What The Heart Sees. It was a beautiful, sweet and unique love story that had me crying. After reading the 3rd story, I tried reading A Miracle for Mirriam. It was a slow read, I finished reading it after two days. A Place of His Own is a great story too.

    This is my first Amish book and I found the second and third stories enjoyable. I definitely look forward to reading more Amish romances! Thanks to the author, this book is a great introduction into Amish fictions.
  4. Rachel Ropper
    Scotland, UK
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Tales of rekindling love and healing past hurts
    May 18, 2011
    Rachel Ropper
    Scotland, UK
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    Quality: 4
    Value: 4
    Meets Expectations: 4
    Fans of Kathleen Fuller will be delighted to discover that three of her novellas have been repackaged into one volume. The stories, which previously appeared in An Amish Christmas, An Amish Gathering and An Amish Love respectively, are romantic tales of young Amish men and women discovering and rekindling love and healing past hurts.

    In A Miracle for Miriam, Miriam must reconcile her memories of Seth, the boy who teased her as a teenager, with the young man he has become. Seth is in for a culture shock, returning to his Amish family after he was seriously injured in a car accident. But his near-death experience has made him to rethink his life, causing him see everything in a different light — including Miriam. In order to pursue a relationship with her reformed would-be-suitor, Miriam has to learn to forgive and let go of past grudges, or miss out on the chance of falling in love.

    I thoroughly enjoyed this story, especially as it was the first time I'd read about an Amish woman who was insecure about her appearance. It made me rethink my expectation that all Amish are able to focus purely on inner beauty. After all, everyone strives not to be vain and to focus on what cannot be seen, but our human flaws cause us to be concerned with the physical. Miriam's self-consciousness combined with the hurt she had experienced as an impressionable teen made her a very relatable heroine. Seth also had his own difficulties, regarding the injuries he suffered in a car accident, but he's such a gentleman that it's impossible not to fall for him. While I did struggle to believe that one isolated incident — Seth had only teased her about her looks on one occasion, so it wasn't as if she experienced repeated bullying — would cause Miriam to be so self-conscious about her appearance, I did find it refreshing to read about an Amish woman who struggled with insecurity and low self-confidence. Those who think that the Amish are romanticised will be pleased to find such a realistic and character-driven story.

    Amanda is surprised to discover that her childhood best friend, Josiah, has returned from Indiana to fix up his old family home in A Place of His Own. But she's shocked that Josiah doesn't want her company, and is keen to sell his old house and leave Paradise as soon as possible. Slowly, Amanda begins to draw Josiah out of his shell and make him face the long-buried wounds that are still causing him pain. Can this healing process rekindle their friendship, and maybe even spark embers of love?

    While I found Amanda and Josiah's story to be the weakest in the collection, I did end up enjoying it once it really got started. Unfortunately, I felt that the plot didn't really begin until several chapters in, which can be annoying in such a short novella. Other reviewers have commented that they think A Place of His Own would be stronger as a full-length novel, and I'm inclined to agree with them. There was so much potential and a lot of unexplored areas in this novella, so I think Kathleen was just restricted by her word count. And while I warmed up to Josiah after a while, I really struggled with the character of Amanda, who no matter what she said or did, still seemed very two-dimensional and shallow. I hope that readers don't judge Kathleen based on this story, as it's still a good effort and is sandwiched by two other excellent stories.

    The last novella also shares its name with the collection, What the Heart Sees. This story is my favourite out of the three, and tells the tale of a prodigal son who returns to the Amish for his sister's wedding and ends up befriending a blind girl. I was fortunate enough to read this story earlier in the year, so please check out my review of An Amish Love to read my thoughts on it.

    I've yet to read any of Kathleen Fuller's full-length novels, but if her novellas are any clue, I'm sure they're an excellent addition to the Amish genre. Although I enjoyed each of the stories in this collection, I think their weakness is that they share very common themes. Seth, Josiah and Chris are all returning from the English world, and all three of the women are late into their courting years and worried that they'll never find love. I'm sure these novellas worked very well in their original collections, but bound together I felt that they were rather repetitive with their tortured heroes and insecure heroines. This is a storyline that Kathleen does very well, but after reading it three times I couldn't help but wondering if I should have left a larger gap between reading each of the novellas. I do recommend this collection, especially if you're a fan of Kathleen Fuller, but I'd suggest spacing your reading of these stories.

    Review title sent courtesy of Thomas Nelson.
  5. Bosun
    Upper Tantallon NS Canada
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: male
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    These stories held my attention right to the end.
    April 14, 2011
    Bosun
    Upper Tantallon NS Canada
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I just love to read and my favourites are fiction of the Amish life and the way they hold together, there loyalty to their faith and each other. So refreshing in this world of

    rush and intolerance. I often wonder if we really good live

    their style of life in this modern world?
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