Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels 1421408902, 9781421408903

Table of contents :
Cover
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Slap a Bonnet on the Cover
Chapter Two: The DNA of Amish Romance Novels
Chapter Three: An Evangelical and an Amishman Walk into a Barn
Chapter Four: Taking the Amish to Market
Chapter Five: Is Amishness Next to Godliness?
Chapter Six: An Amish Country Getaway
Chapter Seven: Virgin Mothers
Chapter Eight: Amish Reading Amish
Chapter Nine: Something Borrowed, Something True
Chapter Ten: Happily Ever After
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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D
E
F
G
H
I
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K
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M
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O
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Thrill of the Chaste

Young Center Books in Anabaptist & Pietist Studies Donald B. Kraybill, Series Editor

x Thrill of the Chaste The Allure of Amish Romance Novels =< Valerie Weaver-Zercher

The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore

© 2013 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2013 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 24689753 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973– Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher. p. cm. — (Young Center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-1-4214-0890-3 (hdbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4214-0891-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4214-0892-7 (electronic) — ISBN 1-4214-0890-2 (hdbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-4214-0891-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 1-4214-0892-9 (electronic) 1. Christian fiction, American—History and criticism. 2. Love stories, American—History and criticism. 3. Amish in literature. I. Title. PS374.C48W43 2013 813.009′382—dc23   2012027049 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Special discounts are available for bulk purchases of this book. For more information, please contact Special Sales at 410-516-6936 or [email protected]. The Johns Hopkins University Press uses environmentally friendly book materials, including recycled text paper that is composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste, whenever possible.

To Dave, Samuel, Isaiah, and Henry, my four inimitable men

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