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The Outsider: A Novel (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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For as long as she can remember, Gabrielle Hope has had the gift of knowing--visions that warn of things to come. When she and her mother joined the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the community embraced her gift. But Gabrielle fears this gift, for the visions are often ones of sorrow and tragedy. When one of these visions comes to pass, a local doctor must be brought in to save the life of a young man, setting into motion a chain of events that will challenge Gabrielle's loyalty to the Shakers. As she falls deeper into a forbidden love for this man of the world, Gabrielle must make a choice. Can she experience true happiness in this simple and chaste community? Or will she abandon her brothers and sisters for a life of the unknown?
Soulful and filled with romance, The Outsider lets readers live within a bygone time among a unique and peculiar people. This tender and thought-provoking story will leave readers wanting more from this writer.
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The harsh clang of the meetinghouse bell shattered the peace of the night. At the sound, Gabrielle jerked upright in her narrow bed. She had not been asleep, but instead had been lying very still with her eyes wide open staring out at the grainy darkness and listening to the soft breathing of the sleeping girls around her. She had matched her own breaths with theirs in hopes of bringing quiet harmony back to her thoughts, but the gift of knowing kept nipping at the corners of her mind. Visions of men with blackened faces, corn melting, and shadows of the world flitting among the trees had troubled her thoughts all day, but it was all too vague for understanding. All she knew for sure was the sense of dread awake and growing inside her. Usually when the gift of knowing came to her it wasn't shrouded in so much mystery. Rather it was clear, as clear as her image in a still pool. But this time a handful of pebbles had dropped in to cloud the pool. Earlier she had gone to her quiet place in the woods to pray for it was often while she prayed that the knowing filled her mind, but the vision had stayed dark and murky.
The bell kept tolling the alarm as Gabrielle quickly rose from her bed. Around her the younger sisters were waking and jumping out of bed to see what might be happening. Outside one of the brothers was shouting, "Fire!"

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She thought she was content--until a love from the outside world turned hers upside down.

Gabrielle Hope and her mother joined the Harmony Hill Shaker community in 1807. The community promised stability and devotion that Gabrielle wholeheartedly embraced. But when a local doctor must be brought into Harmony Hill from the outside, he sets into motion a chain of events that will challenge Gabrielle's loyalty to the Shakers.

As she falls deeper into a forbidden love for this man of the world, Gabrielle must make a choice. Can she experience true happiness in this simple and chaste community? Or will she abandon her brothers and sisters for a life of the unknown?

Soulful and filled with romance, The Outsider lets you live within a bygone time among a unique and peculiar people. This tender and thought-provoking story will stay with you long after you finish the final chapter.


Living just thirty miles from a restored Shaker village in Kentucky, Ann H. Gabhart has walked the same paths that her characters might have walked in generations past. Her thorough research provides a convincing and colorful backdrop for The Outsider. Gabhart is also the author of Orchard of Hope and Summer of Joy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00B8568XO
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Revell (1 agosto 2008)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 673 KB
  • Da testo a voce ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
  • Miglioramenti tipografici ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 354 pagine
  • Numeri di pagina fonte ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0800732391
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5,0 su 5 stelle HIGHLY ENJOYABLE!
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 4 maggio 2013
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I had no knowledge of the Shakers until I read this book and thoroughly enjoyed learning about this strange cult and why it would attract a following, although I would not be one of them!
I felt strongly for those within it's confines who were not content or at peace but instead deeply affected by pain, grief and depression. I couldn't help but wonder how many (in real life) had truly made the choice to leave and how many had died in their misery living under constant guilt, condemnation and failing to meet the standard of near spiritual perfection required of them.
The story portrayed so well the inner turmoil of one thoroughly indoctrinated to stay but desiring to be free and how difficult it was to make that decision - especially for women in those days who had no one else to turn to.
The love story was beautifully and gently weaved throughout the story and I was reluctant to say goodbye to Gabrielle and Brice at the end.
I didn't find the war scenes very explicit or violent at all - I thought they were quite glossed over in fact.
I would definitely recommend this book and it's gone into "MY FAV's" folder for keeps!
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Kate
2,0 su 5 stelle 2.5 stars
Recensito in Canada il 26 agosto 2018
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I'm not exactly sure what it was, but this book left me feeling very uneasy. Maybe it was the portrayal of the Shaker community and their reliance on 'Mother Ann' rather than on Christ. Maybe it was the way that Brice and Gabrielle's relationship was formed. (Side note: in my opinion, what was described was not love, but merely attraction.) But, either way, though the writing was good, the book left me feeling cold, and I will not be finishing the series, though I might try another of the author's books that do not talk about the Shaker community.
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Frances Hampton
4,0 su 5 stelle Wowed Me
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 22 aprile 2014
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I have heard of The Shakers but knew very little of the religion. The author did an amazing job of introducing me to this religion. She wrote of Shakers beliefs and lifestyle in a vivid way. Actually the entire novel is vividly written. I was drawn in and could clearly picture every scene. The Shakers lifestyle fascinated me being so different from anything I know. One thing I do know is, fascinated or not, I could never have been a Shaker. I read a variety of genres so I was not looking for a "Christian" book. Sometimes when reading a Christian book, I become overwhelmed by the pushing of the beliefs on me. While this book is heavily Christian, I was drawn into the differences in the beliefs and the struggles of the characters. It was a believable struggle for me. There is violence and a bit of blood in the story as part of it takes place during the war. If you are a parent looking at this for your child you may want to read it yourself and judge if it is right for your child's maturity. As a bonus you will be able to answer questions and discuss the book - always a good thing. I enjoyed the story. I read it through in a day. I do plan on reading more by this author. It is my understanding that this book is part of a series. I do not know where its place is in the series but feel it can be read as a stand alone. If you are a fan of Amish romance please be advised this is a very different religion. I like Amish romance and enjoyed this but found it to be a whole different world. Be prepared. If you are a fan of historical romance I believe this book will interest you.
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Rachel Brand
4,0 su 5 stelle More historical than romance
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 13 maggio 2011
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Having joined the Shaker community of Harmony Hill as a child, Gabrielle has always felt content with her lifestyle and never questioned returning to the outside world. According to her Sisters and Brothers, Gabrielle has been blessed with the gift of visions, which often give her disturbing and chilling foresight into events that have yet to happen. When one of these visions helps her to locate a Brother who has been harmed in a barn fire, a doctor is required to visit the community on a regular basis to aid his recovery. Gabrielle's encounters with young local doctor, Brice Scott, call her to question the life she is living and whether it is truly God's plan for men and women to act as siblings. The community begin to doubt Gabrielle's loyalty to their faith, and when Brice is ripped away from her to tend to wounded soldiers on the battlefield, Gabrielle's commitment to her fellow Brothers and Sisters is tested as they place her under vigorous supervision. Will Brice return to rescue her, or will Gabrielle choose to remain in the life she has become used to?

Being an avid fan of books about the Amish, I was intrigued when my Amish Fiction book club decided to read a novel about another Plain group - the Shakers. I'd never heard of these people before, and as I investigated further it appeared that they were very different from the Amish. I say "were" because the Shakers have nearly entirely died out, with only a few members remaining. While they believed, like the Amish, in coming closer to God through hard physical work and tending the land, the majority of the principles of their faith could not be more different. The Shakers believed that they should live a life of celibacy because marriage is a sin, men and women were entirely separated in their communities, and when families joined the children were taken away from their parents. This alone was enough to make me feel uncomfortable, and hope that Gabrielle would be able to escape the community. This is the main difference that I found between reading Amish and Shaker fiction - I always hope that the characters in Amish fiction will either convert or remain with their faith, whereas I felt that the Shakers were a cult and hoped that Brice would take Gabrielle away from her community.

Because of the limitations of her community, Gabrielle spent very little time alone with Brice, and due to this this their relationship felt quite shallow. I really wish that they'd spent more time together so that I could have felt entirely convinced of their love for each other. Since they spent so much time apart - especially after Brice left to go to war - I almost got the feeling that Gabrielle was attracted to Brice purely because he offered her a means of escape, and was a symbol of all that the outside world represented. Thus, I found myself wondering, is this actually a romance novel at all? In places it felt more like a historical novel, which I don't mind as I love historical fiction, but it was definitely marketed as a romance, so other readers might be a bit disappointed at the lack of contact between Gabrielle and Brice for a large portion of the book.

Another complaint would have to be the treatment of the Shaker worship and Gabrielle's visions. I felt that this aspect was very vague and I was never sure whether the author was suggesting that the songs, dances and visions that Gabrielle had been blessed with were fake or from Satan. If this was what she was trying to convey, I feel that it could be misleading and could make some people to believe that such things never come from God. While I think that a lot of what the Shakers believed was definitely not scriptural or from God, I do believe that he can speak to people through worship and visions, so I wish that the Gabhart had been more precise in the message she was trying to convey through the presentation of Gabrielle's gifts.

This was a fascinating read, and I learned a lot about the Shaker faith and the War of 1812. If you're a fan of historical fiction and want to read something slightly different, I'd definitely recommend this book. But don't be tricked into thinking that this is an Amish romance - the Shakers are very different from the Amish, and I personally felt that the romance aspect was very minimal. Despite that, this was a very compelling book and I plan to read the others in the series at some point in the future. 8/10
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5,0 su 5 stelle First novel in her Shaker series
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 27 giugno 2016
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As a Kentuckian, the only thing I like better than historical fiction is historical fiction set in Kentucky. The Shakers are an interesting part of Kentucky's history, with two villages maintained today as museums. The author has based her fictional village on Pleasant Hill, the larger of the two. She has spent several years studying and researching the Shakers, as evidenced in her accurate portrayal of their actions during wartime and their attitudes toward the outside world. I especially appreciated her depiction of the military in the War of 1812. Christian fiction writers often shy away from realism, but Ms. Gabhart shows, at least in part, the gritty realism of war in the 19th century.

One of the best things I can say for this book is that the ending was not obvious from the very beginning. It held my interest consistently until the end. I had to know what Gabrielle's decision would be.

5 stars

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author as a contest prize. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
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