An Awakening Heart

This lyrically written historical novel tells the true story of Christina Krause and Susannah Partsch who left Europe with husbands they hardly knew, to build a peaceful community in America's 18th Century American wilderness. Bound together by their common faith of the Moravian Church, each woman faced the war and chaos around her, while struggling with her own personal challenges.Set during a turbulent time when Pennsylvania was America's western frontier, these courageous immigrants brought in their awakening hearts the determination to share their vision of the early Christian Church with Native Americans and all other immigrants who peopled this vast new land.Readers who have little knowledge of the Moravians will enjoy the descriptions of everyday life in early America from a woman's perspective. Those who are familiar with the Colonial Moravians will appreciate the accuracy and richness of detail.Woven together from personal memoirs and church diaries, Christina and Susannah's' direct descendent gives the reader an intimate, personal glimpse into an era of little known American history.. Original paperback edition available from Moon Trail Books