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An Unforgivable Secret

by J.E.B. Spredemann · 2013

Hannah has a good life. A beautiful home, a loving husband, and a wonderful Amish community are only a few of her daily blessings. But she has carried a heavy burden for years: a secret that no one must know. When tragedy… more

14 quotes ★ 4.20 (3,200) Fiction

Quotes from the Book

Trust, once lost, could not be easily found. Not in a year, perhaps not even in a lifetime.
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Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.
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She knew that oftentimes hurtful people were hurting people, so she determined to pray for them all the more.
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It’s important to have a husband that lives and believes the same way you do. Otherwise, you’re asking for problems.
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Moonlight filtered in through the blinds illuminating their bedroom, but the bright glow couldn’t penetrate the darkness that surrounded her heart.
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Isn’t that the way God works? She’d thought. He takes the things in our lives that are ugly, disgusting, and downright wicked, and transforms them into something magnificent.
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It would still be a long way until she was completely free, but the door had been cracked open and a smidgen of hope broke through the darkness.
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...there is nothing unforgivable and there are no secrets before an all-knowing merciful God.
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My grace is sufficient for thee. The words soothed her soul like a healing balm.
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He realized he needed strength, sustenance that couldn’t come from bread alone. He desperately needed God.
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Incredulous, Hannah gasped. “I certainly don't want to attract that kind of attention from Christian. It's...it's sinful.
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We, as Englischers, can learn a lot from the Plain People and their simple way of life. Their hard work, close-knit family life, and concern for others are to be applauded. As the Lord wills, may this special culture continue to be respected and remain so for many centuries to come, and may God’s light of salvation reach their hearts.
bring a smile to her beautiful face. He needed to get her mind
Now the name would forever be synonymous with harlot, thief, and destroyer of dreams.

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Hannah has a good life. A beautiful home, a loving husband, and a wonderful Amish community are only a few of her daily blessings. But she has carried a heavy burden for years: a secret that no one must know. When tragedy strikes, her secret threatens to be revealed, jeopardizing everything she’s ever loved. Will Hannah be able to face her greatest fear and find God's purpose for her life?

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First published
2013
Genre
Fiction
Goodreads rating
4.20 (3k ratings)

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