Bibliograph

The tinderbox, Beverly Lewis

Type

Label

The tinderbox, Beverly Lewis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The tinderbox

Oclc number

1085578511

Responsibility statement

Beverly Lewis

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction

Summary

"When Sylvia Miller finds an old tinderbox of her father's, her curiosity is piqued. Shocked by the secrets it holds, Sylvia confronts her father. The truth about the tinderbox will forever change not only her own life, but also that of her family and her Amish community"--, Provided by publisherThe day before her parents' twentieth wedding anniversary Sylvia Miller stumbles across the key to the old brass tinderbox her father, Earnest, keeps in his Lancaster County watch repair shop. Inside is a secret from his life as an Englisher; when she confronts him, Earnest admits that he is not fit to be a member of the Hickory Hollow Amish church. He confesses his secret to Rhoda, his wife, and Sylvia, but when word of Earnest's deceit reaches others in the community the truth pits Amish neighbors against one another, threatens to dry up Earnest's livelihood-- and to break up Sylvia's engagement to the preacher's grandson. -- adapted from back cover and perusal of book

Target audience

adult

Classification