03099cam a2200577 i 4500 1056214810 TxAuBib 20210405120000.0 201013s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020046126 2020046126 9780764235238 trade paper 0764235230 trade paper 9780764238147 casebound 0764238140 casebound (OCoLC)1183420409 TxAuBib rda eng eng Gould, Leslie, 1962-, author. A patchwork past / Leslie Gould. Patchwork past, A. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, [2021] Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2021] ©2021. 330 pages; 21.5 cm. 332 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier CHRISTIAN FICTION Plain patterns ; 2 Includes bibliographical references. "Few are pleased Sophie Deiner has returned to her Amish community, but a sudden illness leaves her no choice. She befriends a group of migrant workers but is appalled by their living conditions. She soon finds her advocacy for change opposed by her ex, the farm foreman, and that her efforts only makes things worse. Has she chosen a fight she can't win?"-- Provided by publisher. "When wild child Sophie Deiner--the daughter of an Amish bishop--is forced to return to Nappanee, Indiana, quilt-shop owner Jane Berger is one of only a few who welcome her back. It's the last place she wants to be, but Sophie's recent illness requires that she lay low for a while. As Sophie recovers, she befriends a group of migrant workers and is appalled when one of them is detained and threatened with deportation. Sophie begins advocating on their behalf but soon finds herself opposed by an ex-boyfriend, who is the farm foreman. As Sophie finds respite from the world in the quilt shop, Jane begins to tell her the story of her Amish ancestors who rescued survivors of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, many of whom were Irish immigrants. And Sophie is more convinced than ever that she needs to fight for the powerless. But when digging deeper makes conditions even worse, has she chosen a fight she can't win?"--Provided by publisher. 20210405. Amish Communities Christian Fiction. Migrant Workers Fiction. Amish Fiction. Homecoming Fiction. Migrant labor Fiction. Quilts Fiction. Interpersonal relations Fiction. CHRISTIAN FICTION. Nappanee (Ind.) Fiction. Christian fiction. CHRISTIAN FICTION. Plain patterns ; 2.