Review of “Home on Huckleberry Hill” by Jennifer Beckstrand- A Celebrate Lit Book Review

Publisher Description:

Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin’s irrepressible eighty-something matchmakers Anna and Felty Helmuth are at it again. And this time they’re willing to rough it to get the job done . . .

Mary Anne Neuenschwander knows she should be content with what Gotte has given her. She has a comfortable house, a fruitful farm, and a good, steady husband. But after nearly six years of marriage, she still longs for a baby. Yet her husband, Jethro, seems 

to care more about fishing than about his wife. Unable to bear Jethro’s indifference, Mary Anne moves into a tent in the woods where he won’t have to be bothered. 

But when her mammi and dawdi find out what she’s done, they’ll stop at nothing—including a little camping trip of their own—to help save their granddaughter’s marriage . . .

Jethro’s greatest blessing is his beloved wife, Mary Anne. Nothing else in his life has turned out anywhere near the way he expected. Rather than burden Mary Anne with his disappointment, he shields her by spending less and less time at home and more time on the river. But when he finds that she’s moved out, he’s shocked. What will people think? What is Mary Anne thinking? And what clever plans are her grandparents hatching?. . .

Jennifer Beckstrand is the two-time RITA-nominated, #1 Amazon bestselling Amish romance author of The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series, The Honeybee Sisters series, and The Petersheim Brothers series for Kensington Books. Huckleberry Summer and Home on Huckleberry Hill were both nominated for the coveted RITA® 

Award from Romance Writers of America. 

Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people and loves writing about the antics of Anna and Felty Helmuth, the Honeybee sisters’ aendi Bitsy, and Alfie and Benji Petersheim. Jennifer has written twenty-two Amish romances, a historical Western, and the nonfiction book, Big Ideas. Jennifer is represented by Nicole Resciniti of the Seymour Agency. 

She and her husband have been married for thirty-five years, and she has six children and eight adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten.

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My Review:

During this time when we are having to spend so much time at home, it was great to read a book that made me laugh out loud.  This book has some funny moments when Mary Anne gets fed up with being ignored by Jethro, her husband of six years. She decides to move into a tent and let Jethro take care of himself. Members of her extended family decide to join her in a show of solidarity, and from that point on, the story just keeps getting better and better.

I absolutely adored this book by Jennifer Beckstrand.  The storyline is very entertaining and different from any other Amish story I’ve ever read.  You have to love Felty and Anna and smile at their antics.  Mary Anne’s decision to change her life, and the unusual way she goes about it, will keep you smiling and sighing until all is resolved.  Amid the humor, there’s some serious thoughts about love, honesty, and forgiveness in marriage.  The ending of the story is perfect.  This is one I’ll definitely be reading again.  

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.