The Memory Jar (#01 in Seven Brides For Seven Bachelors Series)

Although I enjoy reading Amish fiction because it tends to be quite calming to read about the quiet ways of the Amish people, I sometimes find the stories a bit too quiet, even slow and boring and hard to read to the long awaited happy ending. The Memory Jar was nothing like that - I couldn't put it down. Even though it was calming, with beautiful descriptions of tranquil views and farmland, and characters that worked hard without the complications of modern life, Tricia Goyer somehow included enough action and surprises to keep me wanting to read more to find out what happened next. I appreciated the flashbacks being in italics- many books don't make a clear enough distinction between what is current time and what is flashback. I will certainly be looking out for other books in the Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series.