I've been looking for this book since I read it in a Readers Digest Condesnsed book in the early 70's. The story is of a young couple being pressured into an elegant wedding, who only want to have a quiet ceremony, but don't know how or why.

Serenity goes to visit her Quaker relatives and finds the peace she has been looking for. When I first read this, I related so much to the young couple wanting to go their own way. I so wanted the peace they were looking for. 30 years later, I still enjoyed the story, but felt more connected to the older couple, Oliver caring for his wife Daphne who has been crippled by a stroke. Both couples had their struggles, but the peace of God's love carried them forward. ( )

"Joy is very present in this attractive novel, joy that is deep, contagious, and impressive (Quaker Life)" "...[I]t is good to sense once more the inward peace of this oasis...(Elfrida Vipont Foulds)." Both quotes from the back cover. This is the third volume in The Kendal trilogy, the first two being "Diligence in Love" and "The Autumn's Brightness." ( )