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Gretchen Kohler can't help but dream of a life beyond tending her father's general store and caring for the family. She enjoys writing and believes she has a talent for it, but her traditional Amana village frowns upon pursuits of that sort. So Gretchen confines her stories and poems to her journals. When she meets a young reporter who seems a kindred spirit, Gretchen shares some of her stories with him - only to have her trust betrayed in the worst...
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Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna Ilg believes her future is rooted in the Amana community inhabited by devout Christians. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her parents decide they want a simpler life in Amana, Iowa,...
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When Karlina Richter finds out that a new shepherd will be sent to East Amana, she fears she'll no longer be able to help her father with the sheep. Her fears increase when Anton Becker arrives and shows little interest in the flock- or in divulging why he's been sent. Dovie Cates decides to visit the Amana Colonies, where her mother spent her formative years. But when Dovie begins to ask questions about her mother's past, no one seems willing to...
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