The First Love // Book Review

From the Back Cover:

Jah, that was undeniably a difficult time, one that opened my eyes in countless ways. And my heart, most of all. It was a season of sorrow and searching, of questions and answers.
It was the summer of my first love.

It's the summer of 1951, and Maggie Esh is in need of some hope. Sweet-spirited and uncommonly pretty despite struggling with illness, she is used to being treated kindly by the young men of her Old Order Amish church district. Yet Maggie wishes she were more like other courting-age girls so she could live a normal, healthy life. When tent revival meetings come to the area, the words of the preacher cause her to reconsider what she knows about faith. Can she learn to trust God even when hope seems a distant dream?


Wow! The First Love is an amazing book! I really enjoy Beverly Lewis’ writing style, stories, and characters. This book in particular was so amazing. It was very encouraging for me and made me want to deepen my relationship with God. Maggie was such a lovely character. I related to her in some ways. She really wanted to get better from her illness, but even when she felt bad or was in pain she always was loving and thanked God for things. Her relationship with God, her personality, and her outlook on life was very encouraging to me and I found it to be contagious! This book really spoke to me and it even made me tear up.
This is a book I most definitely recommend!!

I give this book 9.5 R's out of 10