“Lost and Found” by Suzanne Woods Fisher is a lovely book. Ms. Fisher does a wonderful job of describing the daily lives of the Amish people in enough detail to allow the reader to learn quite a bit, but...
“Lost and Found” by Suzanne Woods Fisher is a lovely book. Ms. Fisher does a wonderful job of describing the daily lives of the Amish people in enough detail to allow the reader to learn quite a bit, but not enough to cause you to lose interest. I truly enjoyed the personal glimpses into Amish life I got by following the lives of Micah, Trudy, Shelley, David, and others over the time period of this story.
The intertwined storylines were all interesting in their own right, and all worked together well to form the overall fabric of the novel. The reader watches as Micah tries to sort out his feelings for Shelley and Trudy, and David struggles to make a decision regarding the future of his church.
There are a lot of really nice things about this book:
1. Each character has a unique and well-drawn personality, and it was enjoyable to get to know all of them, and try to guess what will happen to them next.
2. The Amish community itself is almost a stand-alone character. It was interesting to see how each person fits into the group as a whole.
3. There were some nice, subtle lessons about the value of forgiveness and trusting God’s plan for your life.
4. The Micah and Shelley/Trudy dynamic takes center stage. (If you’ve previously read other books set in the world of Stoney Ridge, you’ve no doubt met these young people, at least briefly, already.)
One note: This book CAN be read as a stand-alone. I had the benefit of having come to like Micah’s character in “A Season on the Wind”, but he played a fairly minor role in that one, with Shelley and Trudy even more in the background. I think a new-to-this-world reader could easily start with this book without feeling like you’re missing anything crucial to your enjoyment of this story.
