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Lifted Up by Angels.


Lurlene McDaniel. 1997/2000. Read by Kate Forbes. 4 tapes, 4.75 hrs. Recorded Books, #96039. 0-7887-4567-0. $36.00. Vinyl binder binder: see combine.


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Leah has taken a summer job at an Indiana bed-and-breakfast to be near Ethan, a young Amish man whom she met when she shared a hospital room with his younger sister Rebekah. Leah's bone cancer has been in remission Extinguishment or release of a debt.

A remission is conventional when it comes about through an express grant to the debtor by a creditor. It is tacit when the creditor makes a voluntary surrender of the original title to the debtor under private signature constituting the
 after a course of chemotherapy and a visit by Gabriella. Just who was Gabriella--a nurse? An angel? A crazy person? As the love between Leah and Ethan grows, they explore the conflicts between the ways of the "English" and the Amish. The question that remains unresolved Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve.  at the end of the story is whether Ethan will leave the Amish community to be with Leah. McDaniel does not gloss over Verb 1. gloss over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over

do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
 cultural imperatives, and the characters are neither simple-minded nor wrong-headed as they examine their loyalties, duties, and beliefs.

Forbes' reading, while not strongly voiced, enhances the personalities and emotions both of the young people and the worried parents, particularly Ethan's strict father. Emphasized are the stilted stilt·ed  
adj.
1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff.

2. Architecture Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.
 speech patterns that reflect part of the Amish way. This is a sequel to Angels Watching Over Me and is followed by Until Angels Close My Eyes. Vivian E. Berg, Mandan, ND
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Author:Berg, Vivian E.
Publication:Kliatt
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Jan 1, 2002
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