Book Reviews

A Daughter’s Dream Review by Susan Scott Ferrell

A Daughter’s Dream – A Delightful Summer Read!

a daughter's dreamI’ve hit a bit of a dry spell waiting for a good Amish novel to come my way. True, the Amish genre has a plethora of titles available these days, but the number of tried and true authors are minimal – and even then, I try to be discerning by paying close attention to the storyline instead of being swayed by the name of the author…or because there is a photo of a woman with a prayer kapp on it. Well, I was beyond pleased to see Shelley Shepard Gray’s A Daughter’s Dream (second in her The Charmed Amish Life series) come my way. What a perfectly delightful summer read!

A Daughter’s Dream follows Rebecca Kinsinger, an Amish woman with big dreams of becoming a teacher. But when she starts helping out at the local schoolhouse, she wonders what she got herself into.

In comes a new student, a teen named Lilly who has recently lost her parents and is now under the care of her uncle, Jacob Yoder. Jacob has moved from Pinecraft, Florida to Charm, Ohio to care for his niece. Although he’s never been much of a farmer, he’s willing to do whatever needs to be done to help his family out.

Both Rebecca and Jacob are trying to find their way from tragedy to triumph – and perhaps find what God’s will is for each of their lives. In the meantime, a beautiful friendship develops. Will all of their dreams come true? Read and find out!

I was given A Daughter’s Dream in exchange for my honest review. It can be read as a stand-alone, but Book One is heavily referenced throughout, so for that reason I would recommend reading Book One (A Son’s Vow) first (get busy!) All in all, though, A Daughter’s Dream was wonderfully presented. The characters leapt off the pages (including the animals!) Don’t delay in securing your own copy of this summer release!


Susan Ferrell and her husband make their home in the Atlanta Metro area. Although Susan struggles with chronic migraine headaches, she stays very busy as a stay-at-home mom to one very precocious little girl. While catching her breath, she feeds her Amishaholic tendencies by reading vast amounts of Amish literature!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *