The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall Review & Giveaway

16 October 2009

Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy in their dry goods store, and serving as contact of sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Plain people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her heart everyday as she still wears the dark garb, indicating mourning of her fiancĂ©. When she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, something deep inside Beth’s soul responds and she wants to help the unknown artist find homes for his work–including Lizzy’s dry goods store. But she doesn’t know if her bishop will approve of the gorgeous carving or deem it idolatry.

Lizzy sees the changes in her niece when Beth shows her the woodworking, and after Lizzy hunts down Jonah, the artist, she is all the more determined that Beth meets this man with the hands that create healing art. But it’s not that simple–will Lizzy’s elaborate plan to reintroduce her niece to love work? Will Jonah be able to offer Beth the sleigh ride she’s always dreamed of and a second chance at real love–or just more heartbreak?

The Sound of Sleigh Bells is a good novel, perfect to read as the holidays approach. I found it to be the sort of book with characters you truly care about, that touch your heart. Click on over to Random House to grab a copy for yourself, or just browse the other great titles they have available.

I have one copy of this delightful book to share with my readers! Since this book puts me in mind of the holidays, simply leave me a comment sharing your favorite holiday tradition. This is mandatory for entry.

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This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.

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37 comments:

Unknown said...

One of my favorite family traditions is spending Christmas Eve at my in-laws house and stuffing ourselves with yummy food, usually mexican. I know, it's not traditional holiday food but its tasty.

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Jaime said...

Fave tradition is making pull apart bread for Christmas morning
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bison61 said...

my favorite night is when we trim the tree-we play Christmas songs-decorate, eat and enjoy each others company

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Janette said...

I love baking for Christmas. I usually start a couple weeks ahead of Christmas and never stop!
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Stitchin in the Sip said...

My fav tradition is the night we decorate the tree. We order pizza to be delivered. We also reminisce over all the ornaments. Each child gets a new ornament every year. This makes getting them out every year a very reflective time for us all.

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wendy wallach said...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is going to mu aunts house Christmas eve for a dinner of seven fishes!

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Jen said...

We have a lot of treasured holiday traditions but my favorite is probably our Christmas Eve tradition of exchanging ornaments. We purchase or make an ornament for each of our 4 children that corresponds to something memorable that happened during the year. For example, this year my youngest started kindergarten. So she will get a school themed ornament. When my kids have a home of their own, they will have a nice box of ornaments to decorate their first tree that hopefully will spark a lot of happy memories. Thank you for the chance to win. I am a huge fan of Cindy Woodsmall and have been since reading "When the Heart Cries." I highly recommend her.

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KayeDean said...

My fave would be baking cookies with my granddaughters a few days before Christmas.

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slb3334 said...

going to church.

Candie L said...

I go to my sister's house on Christmas day and then we go shopping early the day after Christmas. Thank you

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Donna said...

We decorate the tree together while listening to Christmas music.
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