Andrea Wilson returns to her father's farm after receiving news that her husband has died. When she gets there she discovered the home she grew up in has burned to the ground and her father died in the fire. Her father had sold his farm to the nearby Amana village. As Andrea has no money and no place to stay, the Amana village take her and her young son in. Her young son, Lukas, is taken under the wing of the tin-smith Dirk, who is starting to fall in love with Andrea. Andrea is beginning to adjust to the simple life the Amanda people live and is looking at a possible future with Dirk when a visitor arrives that could change everything for Andrea, Lukas and Dirk.
Andrea lived in a time where women had few rights. She had lived a hard life with her husband who was not good to her or her son. She had an opportunity of a new life and to start over again with the Amana people. She was slowly learning to love again and growing closer to God.
I really enjoyed this story. I hadn't ready any books by Judith Miller before and I am looking forward to reading more by her and especially reading the first two books in this series as this was the third!
I did find myself turning to the internet to look up about the Amana people. I had never heard of them before, but felt they sounded a lot like the Amish people. It was very interesting reading about the Amana Colonies and how they started. You can read about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amana_Colonies
I received this book free from Bethany House Publishes for purpose of this review. I was not required to write a positive review, the opinions I have expressed are my own.
