Threads of Hope
by Leslie Gould
Pub DateMar 01 2022
Bethany House |Bethany House Publishers
Christian| Romance



Netgalley and Bethany House Publishers have provided me with a copy of Threads of Hope for review.


Is it possible for them to embrace an uncertain future and stitch their suffering into hope?



A quiet life of reading and quilting hides Tally Smucker's sorrow over her mother's declining health and her lack of a fulfilling future. Tally's instinct is to distance herself from her free-spirited neighbor Danielle, who grew up Plain but joined the Army at the age of 18.



Although she can't turn away from Danielle's brother, Kenan, when he specifically asks for her help. The story of a WWI soldier and the girl he left behind resonates with both Tally and Danielle, but for different reasons, at Plain Patterns quilt shop.



When Tally's mother suffers a setback and Danielle's PTSD becomes unmanageable, her efforts to help them only exacerbate the situation. Can the soldier's story, along with Kenan's care, help Tally accept the hope that awaits her?


I give Threads Of Hope five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!

Loved reading this book. Amazing story and the characters lend to the charm of this book. I would highly recommend this book. You would not be disappointed.

Threads of Hope by Leslie Gould is the third book in the Plain Patterns series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but they are wonderful to read as a whole. We return to Plain Patterns owned by Jane Berger where they have the bi-weekly quilting group meeting. Tally Smucker and her mother, Regina attend the meetings when her mother’s health allows. Tally has been her mother’s caregiver since she was eighteen when her mother suffered a stroke. The Smucker’s have a new neighbor, Danielle and her daughter, Maggie. Danielle grew up Amish but left at eighteen to join the Army to get away from her strict parents. Danielle is a widow who is suffering from PTSD. She is managing her symptoms by self-medicating. Danielle’s brother, Kenan is worried about Danielle and Maggie. He asks Tally to call him if there are any problems. Tally befriends Danielle and Maggie. Regina, Tally’s mother, invites them to the quilting group. The pair soon begin spending more time at the Smucker household. At the quilting group, Jane Berger is restoring an old family quilt. She also acquired some family letters dating back to World War I. She begins telling the story of Katie and Amos which resonates with Tally and Danielle. I enjoyed reading this dual timeline story. I found myself captivated and did not want to stop reading. I like Leslie Gould’s writing style. It is engaging and draws the reader into the story. I can tell the author did her research for the historical timeline. She brought the earlier storyline to life with the historical details. We get to see how the Spanish Influenza devastated the world in 1918, how conscientious objectors were treated, and how the Amish were against the war, but they profited from it (vegetable prices skyrocketed). Danielle could relate to Amos’ plight as Tally could relate to Katie’s. The characters are developed, realistic, and likeable. I like how the author addresses real life issues (PTSD, addiction, harassment, and depression). We get to see our characters deal with their problems and grow as individuals. They must learn to lean of God for help to experience the healing balm of God’s love. Faith is an integral part of the story which I thought was beautifully incorporated. I like how we get to see the parallels between what happened in the past and events in the present. Despite the span of over a hundred years, some things never change (disease, war, family drama, war trauma). Threads of Hope is an emotional story with themes of family, friends, and faith. I am glad that we also got updates on the characters from the other two novels in the series. I hope that this is not the last book in the Plain Patterns series. Threads of Hope is a poignant tale with whacked caregivers, extensive influenza epidemic, war trauma, conscientious objectors, farm struggles, life lessons, and His healing balm.

Through our stories of the past, threads of hope are for future generations.

What made this Amish novel different and encouraging was that it was centered on a friendship.
Tally Smucker had accepted her lot in life. Taking care of mother and brother. She is reflective on her plain life and wonders what God will bring her. A new neighbor is what is brought and changed Tally's life. Danielle, who grew up Plain but joined the Army at eighteen, she has a daughter and a brother who keeps an eye on her. She lost her husband in a fatal accident and has had to overcome much suffering. With all that Tally has to take care of, she does not see Danielle has a friend but when her little girl is found without her mother, Tally is pulled into Danielle's life.

With her mother's encouragement, Tally invites Danielle to Plain Patterns quilt shop where Jane the owner tells a story of the past. Jane's great great grandparents back 1918 during WWI and the flu pandemic. It was a story within a story. Danielle's struggles with her past is resonated with Jane's great grand father Amos. Amos left his Amish farm to fight in the war. His faith is tested in the war effort, his family, and his Amish relationships.

I found the story to be encouraging. It was a time of despair and how hope can be found in different Godly gifts that we may not see. How we are pulled in different directions but the real peace is in God's will.

A special thank you to Bethany House and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

This was a very good book and had me hanging onto every word. I have read other books by Leslie Gould and have enjoyed them, as Amish is my favorite genre. This goes around the story of Tally Smucker, who is dealing with taking care of her mother who’s health is declining. At the same time, her next door neighbor, Danielle, is in need of some help. At the same time, Danielle used to be Amish, but had left the order to answer the call to join the Army. Is Tally willing to help this poor soul who is in need of some real help? How would she be able to do this? The answers to these questions and more will be answered when you read this book.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Bethany House through NetGalley for my honest review.

Threads of Hope became available March 1, 2022.

Interesting read! Real life characters with real life problems. Masterfully done. Tally is pulled many directions in helping friends and family. Watch the romance blossom in her life!

I enjoyed how the characters in this novel go to the quilt shop and Jane shares the story of Amos and Katie from 1918. It was such a unique way to tell the story and something that I had never seen before.

In the present day, Tally is an Amish girl who meets her English neighbor, Danielle. Danielle is a struggling widow and war hero. Even amidst Danielle's struggles, she comes alongside of Tally and her family when her mom is sick. Danielle's brother, Kenan is a wonderful person as he seeks to care for his sister and niece.

There are lots of topics that are covered in this book: war, Spanish flu and prescription drug abuse.

Thanks so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

This is the third book in the series about the Plain Patterns quilt shop and the group of quilters that come to quilt together. Tally Smucker is taking care of her brother and her widowed mother. Her mother has had a stroke and is not recovering well from it. Tally doesn't know what she will do in the future because she doesn't know how long she will be taking care of her mother. Jane, the owner of the quilt shop is telling a story based on some research she did about another young woman taking care of an ailing mother at the time of the 1918 Flu epidemic, the start of WWI and the start of the depression. This young woman was an ancestor of Tally's. Both stories wihin this story are captivating and well researched. I have really enjoyed this series and hope that more people within the community will be highlighted in future installments.

I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book that I received from NetGalley. All views expressed are only my own honest opinion.

I thought Leslie Gould's Threads of Hope, the third installment from the Plain Patterns series. I thought it was pretty good Amish read. Four stars.

I love this book I always love each book this author writes. I was very excited that was approved from her publishers through Netgalley.
I can't wait to read more of her books I hope there will be more to this series.

Threads of Hope is a very clean and entertaining story of an Amish family, with two story lines. The modern family, and the other is the great grandparents. Both are great stories, Katie, the great grandmother, loves he neighbor, Amos. But as World War 1 begins, he enters the army at first as a conscientious objector, but later changes his status to become a regular soldier, which goes against the Amish and all they teach. Modern day Tally has basically put her life on hold to care for her ailing mother. and her brother. It's a great story, well written, that I enjoyed reading. As for being a romance, there is hardly any of that. Fun story to read with a lot of emotional twists and turns!

This is Book #3 in the Plain Patterns Series. I found the characters very endearing. Amish woman Jane Berger owns Plain Patterns, a quilt shop, and is quite the storyteller with quite the story to tell. Tally Smucker is a caretaker for her Mamm, and she finds a caretaker’s job is not an easy one. She loves her family but her devotion to them means she will never be able to pursue her dreams to teach or marry and have a family of her own. As the ladies gather for their quilting circle each one has their own story to tell but the most interesting is the story Jane is piecing together from old letters and newspaper clippings dated between 1917 and 1919. I enjoyed the back and forth from World War I to the present time. Author Leslie Gould neatly tied the ending together like threads on a quilt block. I discovered a story filled with inspiration and hope.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from Net Galley. The opinions are my own.

In the conclusion to the Plain Patterns trilogy, readers wil enjoy a dual time experience set in 1918 and present day Indiana. Jane weaves the two eras together through her gift of storytelling. Readers will be able to relate with the characters as they find their way through war, PTSD, depression and the Spanish flu. So many meaningful topics are addressed in this powerful novel of faith and endurance. Highly recommended!

In this, the third book in the Amish series, Plain Patterns we find ourselves back in Elkhart,Indiana.
Plain Patterns is the quilt shop here but the story is not revolving around it.
In this book, which as in the others can be read as a stand alone we meet some new characters and get an update on some of the characters from the previous books who feel as though they have become friends.
Tally, an Amish woman is shy and unassuming and would rather have her nose stuck in a book not bothering anyone. Right now that's not possible though, her mother is in declining health and Tally is her caretaker. She doesn't mind but it's a sad and stressful job as all caretakers know.
Her neighbor Danielle grew up Amish but left at eighteen to join the Army and escape overbearingly strict parents. Rebellious she became a bit of a wild child. Against her better judgement Tally becomes friends with Danielle when she starts to spend time with her through her brother who asks for her help.
Now what I really enjoyed is quilt shop Jane's historical stories that continue in this book as well making this a time slip.
In this one we have a lot going on, world war 1,the influenza pandemic,ptsd,a longed for romance.
It was an interesting experience getting inside the character's heads seeing how they reacted to so many changes in their life from the deaths caused by the war to the many deaths caused by influenza to the hurt and anguish our character goes through when she sees the changes both mental and physical her long time friend goes through with ptsd .
Loved seeing the connection both stories had to the characters .
Highly recommended!

Published March 1,22.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

A beautifully written time slip! The stories flowed seamlessly together with lovable characters and storylines that tugged on your heart strings.

Tally is a present day young Amish woman who is taking care of her mother after she suffers a stroke and her older brother Rich. While Tally loves her family, she struggles with giving up her dream of teaching and wonders about her own future.

Katie is a young Amish woman living in the early 1900’s who must deal with the ramifications of the Spanish Flu and World War I. As life throws twists and turns at her, Katie has to find a strength she didn’t know she had.

Both young women centuries apart teach us many live lessons. I found this book so enduring. It was difficult to put down. I looked forward to finding out what happened next and found myself not wanting it to end as I neared the end of the book. This has definitely been my favorite book of the series!

I was given a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are completely my own.