As an Amish wife and mother struggles to hold her family together, a story from the past teaches her how to face her daily challenges with strength and love . . .In modern day central Pennsylvania, Judith Wegler tries to heal the growing rift between her husband, Isaac, and his teenage brother Joseph—whom Judith and Isaac have raised as their own ever since both brothers lost their parents and siblings in a horrific fire. Meanwhile, Isaacs hurtful silence about this tragic past has robbed Judith of any certainty of her husbands love.But when Judiths grandmother gifts her with an antique study table, she discovers a hidden packet of letters that changes her life . . .In 1953, widow Mattie Lapp fights against the countys attempts to force Amish children to attend a consolidated public school, even if it means arrest and imprisonment.
