Plain Paradise

353 Pages·2010·1.55 MB·English

by  Beth Wiseman

Plain Paradise
Other Novels by Beth Wiseman Include:
Plain Promise
Plain Pursuit
Plain Perfect
Amish novellas found in:
An Amish Gathering
An Amish Christmas
Plain Paradise
A Daughters of the Promise Novel
BETH WISEMAN
© 2009 by Beth Wiseman
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used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
ISBN 978-159554-823-8
Printed in the United States of America
10 11 12 13 14 RRD 5 4 3 2 1
To Barbie Beiler
Contents
Pennsylvania Dutch Glossary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Dear Readers
Reading Group Guide
Acknowledgments
Pennsylvania Dutch Glossary
ab im kopp: off in the head
Aamen: Amen
ach: oh
aenti: aunt
boppli: baby or babies
daadi: grandfather
daed: dad
danki: thanks
Die Botschaft: a weekly newspaper serving Old Order
Amish communities everywhere
dippy eggs: eggs cooked over easy
Englisch: a non-Amish person
es dutt mir leed: I am sorry
fraa: wife
gut: good
gut-n-owed: good evening
hatt: hard
haus: house
kaffi: coffee
kapp: prayer covering or cap
kinner: children or grandchildren
lieb: love
maed or maedel: girl or girls
make wet: rain
mamm: mom