# Amish Romance Books-Why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 11, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056 "2010-05-11T15:47:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/41 "2010-05-13T16:53:04Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Yeah, I love the centerfold in Amish Life.šŸ˜‰ I heard you could almost see FrƤulein Oktoberā€™s KNEES! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/42 "2010-05-13T17:29:28Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I heard you could almost see FrƤulein Oktoberā€™s KNEES! And what plain knees they are. ---
**Author:** ![skearton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@skearton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skearton)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/43 "2010-05-14T19:16:38Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > So youā€™ve got one county named after a sexual proclivity and another named after a porn star then? The heart of America šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/44 "2010-05-14T22:05:16Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Now Iā€™m picturing a tricked-out buggy, with an oil-slick dispenser, blades on the wheels, and an ejector seat. (Of course, the first two would undoubtedly go against Amish pacificism idealsā€¦) Of course Weird Al Yankovic has [something to say](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo74Dn7W_pA). ETA: šŸ˜› @ **RTFirefly** ā€“ but at least I provided the link! ---
**Author:** ![skearton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@skearton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skearton)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/45 "2010-05-23T00:42:25Z")
Alsoā€¦ Hopefully the model doesnt still smell amishā€¦ yuck ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/46 "2010-05-24T01:32:09Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > They are all over the place here (Amish Central). Theyā€™re in racks wherever they sell PA Dutch or Amish souvenirs. When I first moved down here and saw them in the rack at the diner checkout, I almost fell on the floor laughing. But do the Amish read them? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/47 "2010-05-24T01:37:43Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > But do the Amish read them? I have to honestly say I donā€™t know. Iā€™ve seen them in a lot of places the Amish just donā€™t shop. Iā€™ve also seen them in Walmart, where the Amish DO shop. But I donā€™t know if they buy them. My instinct is that they donā€™t, but my instinct and $4.50 will get you a venti at Starbucks. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056/48 "2010-06-17T20:15:36Z")
It must be a small world after all. Right after reading this tread, I signed up for an online writing course thru Stanford. Holly Payne is teaching it. Sheā€™s written several books about the Amish. If the OP is interested, here are Hollyā€™s published books. > **[Holly Payne: books, biography, latest update](https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HCV38S)** > > Follow Holly Payne and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Holly Payne Author Page. Iā€™m very excited to learn from an author of this depth. Weā€™re covering character development, story boarding etc. Inspired by a drunk driver that almost killed Holly 15 years ago. Writing the book was her own personal journey of forgiveness. > [@](#): > > ā€œ_ **Kingdom of Simplicity** _ā€ is the story of Eli Yoder, a young Amish man who survives an accident that kills his five sisters. His anger at the driver - whose identity he learns only toward the end of the book - and his guilt at surviving lead him on a painful journey during his rumspringa, the period when Amish teens are allowed to experience the outside ā€œEnglishā€ world before formally joining the Amish faith. Eli can embrace it only when he learns to forgive. > [@](#): > > By studying three critically acclaimed and bestselling debut novels (The Book Thief, The Kite Runner, and The Art of Racing in the Rain), we will deconstruct the storytelling process and burnish our skills as craftspeople in story design, dialogue, and character development. We will also learn to use outlines, story ā€œboards,ā€ and character arcs ā€” three necessary and helpful tools of the trade. [http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/course.php?cid=20094\_EGL%20163%20W](http://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/course.php?cid=20094_EGL%20163%20W) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amish-romance-books-why/539056.md?page=2)