TY - BOOK AU - Brunstetter,Wanda E. TI - Letters of trust T2 - The friendship letters SN - 9798885788465 PY - 2023/// CY - Waterville, Maine PB - Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company KW - Amish KW - Fiction KW - Letters KW - Pennsylvania KW - Alcoholism KW - Friendship KW - Marriage KW - Grief KW - Domestic fiction KW - lcgft KW - Epistolary fiction KW - Christian fiction KW - Romance fiction KW - Novels KW - Large print books N1 - Includes discussion questions (pages 499-502) N2 - "Life is good on their Pennsylvania Amish farm for newlyweds Vic and Eleanor Lapp--until the day Vic's 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"-- ER -