finally giving him the recognition he had never attained at home

With characters that stay with you long after the book ends

Beryl Cook was a social observer

revealing brilliant Hanukkah

Anna's Crossing: Amish Beginnings (Book 1) Christmas Cooking finally giving him the recognitionWhen Anna Knig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy, their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these nave farmers dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds himself