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Friendship Letters Series — Doretta Schwartz has always enjoyed writing letters and feels her letters can be a bit of a ministry to her friends. In this series, exchanging letters that contain open and honest feeling and struggles helps Doretta and two of her best friends through the darkest challenges of their lives. A Simple Letter Carries Inspiration for Healing   Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp—until the day Vics youngest brother drowns in their pond and Vic turns to alcohol to numb the pain. Things get so bad that Vic loses his job and their marriage is coming apart. Eleanor is desperate to help her husband and writes letters to her friend, Doretta, living in Indiana for advice. The trust Eleanor places in her friend and the gentle words she receives in return are a balm for even darker days to come in this first book of The Friendship Letters series by New York Times Bestselling Author Wanda E. Brunstetter.

Book Title: "Letters of Trust (Friendship Letters, 1)

Author: Wanda E. Brunsteter

Book Genre: Inspirational, Christian Fiction

Book Blurb:

In the close-knit community of Paintersville, friendships are built one letter at a time. As a successful writer, Lydia Yutzy is known for her heartwarming stories and the letters she sends each week to her friend Miriam, an eighty-year-old widow. Their correspondence sustains Miriam through her lone  l  y years while it gives Lydia a glimpse into the life she left behind.

While Lydia and Miriam share their lives through letters, across town, a new neighbor has recently moved in, and the town is abuzz with gossip and curiosity. Maggie has recently left her Amish community and is trying to adjust to her new life in Paintersville. When Lydia's brother, Ben, decides to take Maggie under his  w  ing, helping her and her young son, Daniel, adjust to life in a new  c  ommunity, Lydia's interest is piqued.

As Lydia and Maggie form a unique bond, Lydia experiences changes in her own life. Her son, David, returns to Paintersville after many years away, and Lydia must face the complications that his  r  eturn  b  Rings. Will she be able to rebuild the relationship with  h  er son? And can she help Maggie and Daniel adjust to this life-changing move, all while keeping her own  l  ife together?

In this heartwarming story about trust, faith, and the power of  f  riendship, the people of Paintersville discover the life-changing nature  o f  c  ompassio n.