I picked this book because I love the author and have loved everything that she has written. When I finally started it, I realized that it wasn't exactly what I expected. Although I know that Suzanne Woods Fisher does a lot of different books, this book was about birds. I wasn't very interested in reading about birds but I knew that if I hung it, it would be a great story with great characters. Season on the Wind by Suzanne Woods Fisher is a stand alone book about an Amish town and the people who live there.
Ben Zook had only two loves in his life: books and birds. In a stroke of
good fortune, he'd stumbled onto a way to cobble together those two
loves into a career, writing books about rare birds. He was as free as a
bird--until a chase for a rare White-winged Tern takes him to the one
place on earth he planned to never return: his Amish home in Stoney
Ridge. Desperate for photographs of the elusive tern, Ben hires a
local field guide, Micah Weaver, and boards at Micah's farm, planning
to "bag the bird" and leave Stoney Ridge before anyone recognizes him.
But he neglected to plan for Micah's sister, Penny.
One long-ago
summer, Penny had introduced Ben to birding, even sharing with him a
hidden eagle aerie. That was when she knew true love. She'd always hoped
he would come back to Stoney Ridge. Back to his Amish roots. Back to
her. The only problem? Ben has absolutely no memory of Penny. Bestselling
author Suzanne Woods Fisher welcomes her readers to the Amish community
at Stoney Ridge in this engaging story of discovering just who the rare
birds are in life.
Whether interested in birds or just in the Amish culture, I hope that you check out this book and enjoy it for yourself. There was lots of interesting information about birds and bird watching. There was even more great characters in the wonderful small town in Stoney Ridge. Ben Zook is immediately the center of all of the attention when Penny recognizes him as former Amish. I couldn't wait to find out why he stood out so much in her memory. I was excited to read the rest of this adventure and you should check it out for yourself.
** I was given a copy of this book for my review but all opinions here are my own and a positive review was not required.
