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When I see author Suzanne Woods Fischer’s name on a book I’m pretty sure I’m going to enjoy the book. And that was definitely the case with The Keeper.  Based upon reading the synopsis on the back I did think it was going to be another cut and dried Amish love story. But the path to the end is where the difference came in. I had forgotten how well Suzanne Woods Fischer can weave a tale. There were so many nooks and crannies to this story. I also really liked that it wasn’t like typical Amish fiction. What is typical Amish fiction? Well I’m not knocking it because I do like it but these characters had more depth. They were funny, witty, had doubts beyond if they were being ‘Amish’ enough. In fact many times I forgot this was an Amish story and thought I was just set back in time with this family.  I also loved that the main character was sometimes described as rather regular looking. Nothing earth shattering about her looks.  And it wasn’t just the storyline of the main characters that I enjoyed but the supporting cast and their storylines as well. Every character, young and old,  I found interesting so there was no jumping chapters until my favorite character came up again. It was one of those books that I was disappointed to see end. Write more Suzanne!

Her interest in the Amish began with her grandfather, W.D. Benedict, who was raised Plain. She has many, many Plain relatives living in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and travels back to Pennsylvania, as well as to Ohio, a couple of times each year for research.

Suzanne has a great admiration for the Plain people and believes they provide wonderful examples to the world.  In both her fiction and non-fiction books, she has an underlying theme: You don’t have to “go Amish” to incorporate many of their principles–simplicity, living with less, appreciating nature, forgiving others more readily– into your life.

When Suzanne isn’t writing or bragging to her friends about her first new grandbaby (!), she is raising puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind. To Suzanne’s way of thinking, you just can’t take life too seriously when a puppy is tearing through your house with someone’s underwear in its mouth.

Suzanne can be found on-line at: www.suzannewoodsfisher.com.