Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis ( born April 17, 1949 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as Beverly Marie Jones ) is an American writer. With a total circulation of more than 17 million books, she is the most successful author of Amish Romance Novels, a popular new genre in the United States entertaining romance novels whose main characters are Amish.

Life and work

Lewis' maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, was a (non- Amish ) Old Order Mennonite who left their community of faith at age 18, to marry a student who later became a preacher of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Even Lewis' father was a preacher. She grew up with her parents and a sister in Neffsville, a suburb of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on.

After attending Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, Lewis became a school and music teacher. She wrote from childhood, but only began to publish when their children already went to Middle School: first in magazines, then followed in 1993 her first book, Mountain Bikes and Garbanzo Beans ( Volume 22 in today's cul-de -sac Kids series). After she had written for years for children and adolescents, published Lewis first time in 1997 a novel for adults, The Shunning (1997), in which they freely retold the story of her Mennonite grandmother. The book became a bestseller and reached a circulation of more than 1 million copies and was filmed for television. Lewis, whose novel actions are always settled in Lancaster County, is considered the founder and most important representative of the Amish Romance Novel ( " Amish romance novel "), which has of course nothing to do with authentic Amish literature, but set pieces of Amish life world used to produce serial Fiction that literary history in the tradition of modern Christian fiction and the so-called bodice rippers ( German as: " neck -biter ") stands. Lewis has numerous imitators found under which Cindy Woodsmall and Wanda Brunstetter are the best known.

Lewis has published more than 80 books. Her novels have been translated into 11 languages, including German. Her novel The Thorn (2010) It was already in the month of its appearance at number 11 of the paperback bestseller list of the New York Times.

Lewis has three grown children and lives with her husband David in Monument, Colorado. She is a member of the National League of American Pen Women and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Publications

Novels

  • Heritage of Lancaster County series ( German: The Fate of Katie Lapp ): The Shunning (1997; German: What may happen, 1998)
  • The Confession (1997; German: Can you forgive me, in 1999? )
  • The Reckoning (1998; German: Will we find us in 2000? )
  • The Postcard (1999; German: Postcard fortunately / postcard to Happiness, 2001)
  • The Crossroads (1999; German: the luck counter, 2001)
  • Sanctuary (2001; German: refuge for Melissa James, 2002)
  • The Covenant ( August 2002; German: The Vow, 2003)
  • The Betrayal ( August 2003; German: The Scam, 2004)
  • The Sacrifice ( April 2004; German: The Sacrifice, 2005)
  • The Prodigal (September 2004; German: The Return, 2005)
  • The Revelation (May 2005; German: Unveiling, 2006)
  • The Preacher 's Daughter ( October 2005; German: The daughter of the preacher, 2006)
  • The Englisher (April 2006; German: The English, 2007)
  • The Brethren (September 2006; German: The Brothers, 2007)
  • The Parting (September 2007; German: Because I Miss You, 2008)
  • The Forbidden (April 2008; German: What my heart longs, 2009)
  • The Longing (October 2008; German: Wherever your path leads me, 2009)
  • The Secret ( March 2009; German: Under the cloak of silence, 2011)
  • The Missing (September 2009)
  • The Telling (April 2010)
  • The Thorn (September 2010)
  • The Judgment (April 2011)
  • The Mercy (September 2011)

Children and Youth books

  • Cul -de -sac Kids, 24 volumes (1995-2000)
  • The Sunroom ( April 1998)
  • Annika 's Secret Wish ( September 1999, with illustrations by Pamela Querin )
  • Just Like Mama ( September 2002, with illustrations by Cheri Bladholm )
  • Holly 's Heart, 14 volumes ( to 2003)
  • What is Heaven Like? (September 2006, with illustrations by Pamela Querin )
  • In Jesse 's Shoes. Appreciating Kids with Special Needs (September 2007, with illustrations by Laura Nikiel )
  • Girls Only! , 2 volumes (2008)
  • What is God Like? (October 2008, with illustrations by Pamela Querin )

Other

  • The Amish Heritage Cookbook ( April 2004; German: The Amish Cookbook: recipes, traditions and customs of the Amish, 2009)
  • Amish Prayers (April 2011)

Film adaptations

  • Saving Sarah Cain (2007, feature film with Lisa Pepper, directed by Michael Landon, Jr.)
  • The Shunning (2011, TV movie starring Danielle Panabaker, directed by Michael Landon Jr., Hallmark Channel)
  • The Confession ( 2013 TV movie starring Katie Leclerc, Director: Michael Langdon, Jr., Hallmark Channel), German DVD Title: Can you forgive me?

Awards

  • 2007 - Christy Award for The Brethren
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