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If I could have given this book "0" stars, I would have. There are so many different authors you can read if you enjoy Amish Fiction. Many of them, because they have done the necessary research, provide a very true-to-life portrayal of Amish life. This isn't one of them. I like to think of this book as a type of "Jerry Springer meets The Beverly Hillbillies meet Amish Mafia meet an off-off-off Broadway production of The Taming of the Shrew." William must be turning in his grave. I'd really like to know which Amish community this author choose to do her research on, because it is not like any Amish community I've ever come in contact with, and I've lived near the Amish, gone to school with them, shared meals with them, for almost 40 years now. It is totally unbelievable that: A 17, almost 18-year-old Amish girl would have no idea how children are conceived. They have farm animals, for goodness sakes! An Amish father widowed with two young girls would have absolutely no help in caring for them, thereby leaving a 7 year old child to totally care for a newborn (Cate and her sister) A 27-year-old Amish woman (married or not) would not be able to cook, clean or weed a garden. It just wouldn't happen. The community would not LET it happen, they would step in to help teach her. An Amish furniture maker would begin an "international" business. They're not that money hungry. An Amish family with over 10 children would live in a 3 bedroom house, and two of those bedrooms would be for the parents. Again, it just wouldn't happen. The community would not LET it happen. That grown Amish children would NOT step in to help their aging parents. Again, it wouldn't happen. They have been raised to respect their parents and take care of them in their golden years. ....oh, I could go on and on, but I've got better things to do with my time. I kept waiting for Uncle Wes to come out of the closet and declare he was gay and having an affair with his New York friend, the way he was portrayed in the book. Please, don't waste either your time or money on this book. It's not worth it. ETA: Yes, I have tried to fix the typo in the title of this review (Portrayal, not Portray!), but for whatever reason, it won't take.