A Brighter Dawn by Leslie Gould (Amish Memories Book 1)

Publication: March 28, 2023

About the Author

Leslie Gould is the best-selling and award-winning author of over forty novels. She loves research, traveling, and church history. She and her husband live in Portland, Oregon and have four grown children and one grandchild. http://www.lesliegould.com/

From the Publisher

Ivy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Mennonite woman, one generation removed from her parents' Old Order Amish upbringing. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy's way of life is upended. As she deals with her grief, her younger sisters' needs, the relationship with her boyfriend, and her Dawdi and Mammi's strict rules, Ivy finds solace in both an upcoming trip to Germany for an international Mennonite youth gathering and in her great-great-aunt's story about Clare Simons, another young woman who visited Germany in the late 1930s.

As Ivy grows suspicious that her parents' deaths weren't, in fact, an accident, she gains courage from what she learns of Clare's time in pre-World War II Germany. With the encouragement and inspiration of the women who have gone before her, Ivy seeks justice for her parents, her sisters, and herself.

My Thoughts

A Brighter Dawn by Leslie Gould is a well written dual timeline story of family, faith, loss and love. This story captivated me from start to finish. The characters seemed to jump off the pages and the stunning plot just grabbed my heart and left me sitting on the edge of my seat till I finished the very last page. Even then the story and characters continued to stay with me for quite some time after. Don't you just love it when a story does that!

I highly recommend A Brighter Dawn by Leslie Gould!

5 Stars!

I received the above book as an ARC. A favorable review was not required, and all views expressed are my own. Thanks to Ms. Tracie Peterson as well as Bethany House Publishers for the opportunity to read and review this book.