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Author Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-

Title Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (344 pages)
Series Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies
Contents Slap a bonnet on the cover -- The DNA of Amish romance novels -- An evangelical and an Amishman walk into a barn -- Taking the Amish to market -- Is Amishness next to godliness? -- An Amish country getaway -- Virgin mothers -- Amish reading Amish -- Something borrowed, something true -- Happily ever after
Summary Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses and wearing a pensive or playful expression. They hover innocently above sun-drenched pastures or rustic country lanes, often with a horse-drawn buggy in the background—or the occasional brawny stranger. Romance novels with Amish protagonists, such as the best-selling trailblazer The Shunning by Beverly Lewis, are becoming increasingly popular with a largely evangelical female audience. This book analyzes this growing trend in romance fiction and to place it into the context of contemporary literature, religion, and popular culture
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Amish in literature
Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
Christian fiction, American -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
Christian fiction, American
Romance fiction, American
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012027049
ISBN 9781421408927
1421408929