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  • Published: 28 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496716484
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $36.00

A Daughter's Truth




Nationally bestselling author Laura Bradford's second story exploring the lives of Amish women in Blue Ball, Pennsylvania is a poignant novel about finding one's place in the world as one Amish woman begins to question what she thought she knew about her parents and a terrible secret threatens to rip her family apart. Drawing on their strong faith, can this family face the difficult road ahead?

Emma Lapp tries to be the perfect daughter, to earn the loving embrace of her family and her Amish community in Pennsylvania. Yet she can’t quite win her mother’s smile—or her forgiveness for a transgression Emma can’t quite place . . .
 
Emma knows she’s a reminder of her mother’s greatest sorrow, having been born on the same day Mamm lost her beloved sister. The one bright spot has been the odd trinkets anonymously left at her aunt’s grave each year on Emma’s birthday—gifts Emma secretly hides because they upset her parents. But the day she turns 22, a locket bears a surprise that sends her on an unexpected journey . . .
 
Searching for answers, Emma travels to the English world and finds a kinship as intriguing as it is forbidden.  But is this newfound connection enough to leave behind the future she’d expected? The answers are as mysterious, and as devastating, as the truth that divides Emma from the only family, and the only life, she’s ever known . . .  

Praise for Portrait of a Sister
 
“Laura Bradford is a master storyteller; this book will stay with you for a long, long time.”
New York Times bestselling author, Tasha Alexander
 
 “A charming, well-told story of love and devotion between sisters.”
—New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck
 
“Kudos to Bradford for a complex and compelling story about faith, family, and love.”
Sally Kilpatrick, author of Bless Her Heart
 
“A gentle and engaging tale, a lovely escape.”
USA Today bestselling author Susan McBride

  • Published: 28 May 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496716484
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $36.00

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Praise for A Daughter's Truth

"An ideal summer read....It's the kind of book that begs to be read sitting on a front porch with a cool glass of lemonade on a quiet summer evening." - LNP on A Daughter's Truth

Praise for Portrait of a Sister by Laura Bradford

"Engaging characters and a tender storyline will please fans of Amish fiction, especially readers of Amy Clipston." - Library Journal

"This book is fiction at its finest, with heart and humanity prompting me to turn the page, turn the page, turn the page, until the very end. Grab a blanket, a glass of iced tea, find your favorite shade tree and indulge yourself. I know you'll enjoy it as I did!" - Delilah on Portrait of a Sister

"Captivating." - Simple Grace

"Never predictable, Portrait of a Sister is a rich and heart-wrenching tapestry of love, faith, and the questions we ask to find out who we are. Laura Bradford is a master storyteller; this book will stay with you for a long, long time." - New York Times bestselling author Tasha Alexander