The Sunroom

Title: The Sunroom

Author: Beverly Lewis

Rating: *****

Review: I saw this book in The Lion and the Lamb Christian book store right after it was published. I was just discovering Beverly Lewis and her Amish fiction. I wanted to read it, but feared I was too young (I was tweleve, maybe thirteen). Finally I acquired it through a swap.

This is a much shorter book than I remember. It is told from the perspective of a forty-ish woman remembering the year she turned thirteen. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer, and her family prayed for her survival. The experience ultimately strengthened her belief in the Almighty.

This is a page-turner. Until you start reading the last chapter, you don't know what to expect. I loved it. My cousin died in November, leaving behind three girls under eight. I knew this would be a hard read, due to my life situations, but I knew it would be worth it. It was. If you only ever read one Beverly Lewis book, this should be it.