Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels

by Valerie Weaver-Zercher

Book Overview

Take a peek beneath the bonnet.

Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses and wearing a pensive or playful expression. They hover innocently above sun-drenched pastures or rustic country lanes, often with a horse-drawn buggy in the background--or the occasional brawny stranger. Romance novels with Amish protagonists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421408910
• ISBN13: 9781421408910
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher