Susanna's Dream (The Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley Series #2)

by Marta Perry

Overview

Three Amish sisters who were separated at a young age are at last reunited in the second Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley novel.

Susanna Bitler’s life is in complete turmoil. Still reeling from the death of her mother, she is further disheartened when her business partner hints that she is going to quit the gift shop they run together in a town near Pleasant Valley. But the biggest revelation is yet to come.

Grateful for their own hard-won relationship, Lydia Beachy and Chloe Wentworth are eager to reveal themselves to Susanna as her long-lost sisters.  But their news utterly distresses Susanna, who is heartbroken to learn that the woman she’s been mourning was not actually her mother.  Despite Lydia and Chloe’s best efforts to make amends, Susanna resolves to keep them at arm’s length. It may take a force of nature to sweep away her fears.  Will that storm demolish all that the three women most value…or unite them in bonds of deep and abiding affection?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101638798
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley Series , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	65,585
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People who add to the rich heritage of her home state. She is the author of more than fifty inspirational romance novels, including the Pleasant Valley series and the Keepers of the Promise trilogy. She lives with her husband in a century-old farmhouse.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Discover Sociology
A Curious Mind
The Sociological Imagination
Critical Thinking
The Development of Sociological Thinking
What Is Sociological Theory?
Principal Themes in This Book
Why Study Sociology?
Chapter 2: Discover Sociological Research
No Roof Overhead: Researching Eviction in America
Sociology and Common Sense
Research and the Scientific Method
Doing Sociological Research
Doing Sociology: A Student’s Guide to Research
Why Learn to Do Sociological Research?
Chapter 3: Culture and Mass Media
Popular Culture and the Undead
Culture: Concepts and Applications
Culture and Language
Culture and Mass Media
Culture, Class, and Inequality
Culture and Globalization
Why Study Culture and Media through a Sociological Lens?
Chapter 4: Socialization and Social Interaction
My Robot, My Friend
The Birth of the Social Self
Agents of Socialization
Socialization and Aging
Total Institutions and Resocialization
Social Interaction
Why Study Socialization and Social Interaction?
Chapter 5: Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies
Groupthink: A Case of Deadly Consequences
The Nature of Groups
The Power of Groups
Economic, Cultural, and Social Capital
Organizations
Bureaucracies
Why Study Groups and Organizations?
Chapter 6: Deviance and Social Control
To Solve a Murder
What Is Deviant Behavior?
How Do Sociologists Explain Deviance?
Types of Deviance
Social Control of Deviance
Why Study Deviance?
Chapter 7: Social Class and Inequality in the United States
Poverty and Profit
Stratification in Traditional and Modern Societies
Sociological Building Blocks of Social Class
Class and Inequality in the U.S.: Dimensions and Trends
Why Has Inequality Grown?
The Problem of Neighborhood Poverty
Why Do Stratification and Poverty Exist and Persist in Class Societies?
Why Study Inequality in the U.S.?
Chapter 8: Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality
Migrants in Limbo
Dimensions of Global Inequality and Poverty
Armed Conflict and Poverty
Technology: The Great Equalizer?
Theoretical Perspectives on Global Inequality
Who Are the Global Elite?
Why Study Global Inequality from a Sociological Perspective?
Chapter 9: Race and Ethnicity
Violence and U.S. History
The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity
Minority and Dominant Group Relations
Theoretical Approaches to Ethnicity, Racism, and Minority Status
Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination
Racial and Ethnic Groups in the United States
Race and Ethnicity from a Global Perspective
Why Study Race and Ethnicity from a Sociological Perspective?
Chapter 10: Gender and Society
I Am a Woman and I Am Fast
Concepts of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Constructing Gendered Selves
Gender and Society
Gender and Economics: Men, Women, and the Gender Wage Gap
Classical Theories, Feminist Thought, and the Sociology of Masculinities
Women’s Lives in a Global Perspective
Why Study Gender from a Sociological Perspective?
Chapter 11: Families and Society
Millennials and Marriage
How Do Sociologists Study the Family?
Theoretical Perspectives on Families
U.S. Families Yesterday and Today
Socioeconomic Class and Family in the United States
Globalization and Families
Why Study Family through a Sociological Lens?
Chapter 12: Education and Society
Food Insecurity in U.S. Colleges and Universities
Education, Industrialization, and the “Credential Society”
Theoretical Perspectives on Education
Education, Opportunity, and Inequality
Issues in U.S. Higher Education
Education in a Global Perspective
Why Study Education from a Sociological Perspective?
Chapter 13: Religion and Society
A New Religion Rises: The Jedi Faithful
How Do Sociologists Study Religion?
Theoretical Perspectives on Religion and Society
Types of Religious Organizations
The Great World Religions
Women and Religion
Religion in the United States
Religion and Global Societies
Why Study the Sociology of Religion?
Chapter 14: The State, War, and Terror
The Birth and Death of Countries
The Modern State
Theories of State Power
Power and Authority
Forms of Governance in the Modern World
The U.S. Political System
War, State, and Society
Terrorists and Terrorism
Why Study the State and Warfare through a Sociological Lens?
Chapter 15: Work, Consumption, and the Economy
Robots and Jobs
The Economy in Historical Perspective
The Technological Revolution and the Future of Work
Types of Economic Systems
Working on and off the Books
Consumers, Consumption, and the U.S. Economy
Globalization and the New Economic Order
Why Study Economic Systems and Trends?
Chapter 16: Health and Medicine
The Scourge of Addiction
Cultural Definitions of Health and Illness
Health Care and Public Health in the United States
Sociology and Issues of Public Health in the United States
The Sociology of HIV/AIDS
Global Issues in Health and Medicine
Why Should Sociologists Study Health?
Chapter 17: Population, Urbanization, and the Environment
Where the Boys Are . . . and the Girls Are Not
Global Population Growth
Malthus and Marx: How Many People Are Too Many?
Urbanization
The Local and Global Environment
Why Study Population, Urbanization, and the Environment from a Sociological Perspective?
Chapter 18: Social Movements and Social Change
Activist America?
Sociological Perspectives on Social Change
Sources of Social Change
Social Movements
Why Study Social Change?
Glossary
References
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for the Pleasant Valley and The Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley novels:

"What a joy to read Marta Perry's novels!"—Shelley Shepard Gray, author of the Sisters of the Heart series

"[Perry] never disappoints."—The Mary Reader

"A delightful novel!"—Romance Reviews Today

"A great story of friendship, second chances, and faith...Wonderful."—Reviews from the Heart

"Sure to appeal to fans of Beverly Lewis."—Library Journal

 

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Novels of Marta Perry

“What a joy it is to read Marta Perry's novels!...everything a reader could want—strong, well-defined characters, beautiful, realistic settings, and a thought-provoking plot. Readers of Amish fiction will surely be waiting anxiously for her next book.”—Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Sisters of the Heart series

“A born storyteller, Marta Perry skillfully weaves the past and present in this heart-stirring tale of love and forgiveness.”—Susan Meissner, author of Secrets of a Charmed Life

“Sure to appeal to fans of Beverly Lewis.”—Library Journal

“Perry carefully balances the traditional life of the Amish with the contemporary world in an accessible, intriguing fashion.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Perry crafts characters with compassion, yet with insecurities that make them relatable.”—RT Book Reviews

“[Perry] has once again captured my heart with the gentle wisdom and heartfelt faith of the Amish community.”—Fresh Fiction

From the Publisher