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February 18, 2014 by Tricia Goyer 9 Comments

The Books Authors Read | Suzanne Woods Fisher (Plus a Giveaway)

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What was your favorite book as a child?

The first book I remember my mother reading to me was Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field. Hitty was a doll who belonged to a little Quaker girl during the whaling days. The irony is not lost on me that my next series will be set in Quaker Nantucket in the early 1800s. I’ve gone full circle!

What book did you read that first made you want to be an author?

In high school, I read a lot of Luci Shaw and Madeleine L’Engle—two women who happened to be good friends. There was something about their writing that spoke to me, deep down. At that point, I’m not sure I felt like I could be an author, but I felt like I loved language and writing.

What was the last book you read, just for fun?

Anne Lamott’s Stitches. She is such an original.

What upcoming release are you most looking forward to?

I’m right in the middle of writing an historical fiction, set in 1737, about the first Amish who crossed the Atlantic to reach Pennsylvania. If this story comes together in the way I envision it, then I will be thrilled. I’m starting to think and talk in pirate lingo. . . .

What books influenced @SuzanneWFisher most? She shares with @TriciaGoyer:

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About Suzanne Woods Fisher

Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of the Inn at Eagle Hill series, Lancaster County Secrets series, and the Stoney Ridge Seasons series, as well as nonfiction books about the Amish, including “Amish Peace.” She is also the coauthor of a new Amish children’s series, The Adventures of Lily Lapp. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Suzanne is a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist. She is a columnist for Christian Post and Cooking & Such magazines. She lives in California. Get Amish proverbs delivered right to your mobile device! Download the free app!

Find out more about Suzanne at her website, or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

About The Calling

TheCallingTwenty-year-old Bethany Schrock is restless. Her love life has derailed, her faith hangs by a thread, and she is spending the incredibly hot summer days wading through a lifetime’s accumulation of junk at the home of five ancient Amish sisters. About the only thing that holds her interest is the spirited and dangerously handsome Jimmy Fisher–and he seems bent on irritating her to no end.

When the sly old sisters and a guest at the Inn get Bethany involved in running the local soup kitchen and starting a community garden, she suddenly finds herself wondering, Shootfire! How did that happen? Despite her newfound purposefulness, a gnawing emptiness about a childhood mystery continues to plague her. Encouraged by Jimmy Fisher, she will seek out the answers she craves–and uncover a shocking secret that will break her heart, heal it, and point her to love.

Purchase a copy here.


Giveaway

Suzanne is giving away a copy of The Calling to one lucky reader! Enter using the widget below. Only those in the contiguous U.S. are eligible to win.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Pam Brown says

    February 18, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    would love to win…..

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  2. Linda Landretg says

    February 18, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    Oh, I would love to win! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Reply
  3. Darlena Embry says

    February 19, 2014 at 12:50 am

    Please pick me, God knows I need a good book to read to get my mind off my problems. Thank you for the opportunity.

    Reply
  4. Kelly Blackwell says

    February 19, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    I love reading about work that intrigues a writer. Thank you for sharing this time with Suzanne Woods Fisher with us!

    Reply
  5. Courtney J says

    February 20, 2014 at 9:46 am

    I need a positive and uplifting book! I would love to win!

    Reply
  6. marie crandell says

    February 23, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    So blessed to have good clean books to read you are one of my favorite authors

    Reply
  7. Kathleen says

    February 23, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    I remember the Hitty book. Great reading. Please enter me in the drawing!

    Reply
  8. lisa says

    February 23, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I love your books! I am looking forward to your future books.

    Reply
  9. Linda says

    February 24, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Oh Suzanne I love your books can’t wait for the next one I think it will be in June maybe??? You are on top!!!!! Would love anything!!!!! Blessings, linda

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