Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels

by Valerie Weaver-Zercher

Book Overview

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, such as the best-selling trailblazer The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421408910
• ISBN13: 9781421408910
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher