Description |
1 online resource (344 pages) |
Series |
Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies |
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Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies
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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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Print version record |
Subject |
Amish in literature
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Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
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Christian fiction, American -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Christian fiction, American
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Romance fiction, American
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2012027049 |
ISBN |
9781421408927 |
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1421408929 |
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