Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken
up with her beau. Now, her heart's greatest longing is for more
knowledge of the Lord.
Caleb yearns for freedom, as his plans to leave Honeybrook have
been thwarted. He must stay on as caretaker for his father, who was
crippled in a wintertime accident. He also longs for Nellie Mae,
still hoping that she will return to the Old Order...and to
him.
Christian Yoder, a young Mennonite man, longs to get to know Nellie
Mae better...and to share with her the secrets of her sister Suzy's
final days.
Rhoda, Nellie's older sister, longs for more of what the world has
to offer--from fancy clothes, to her own car, to a new English
boyfriend.
Meanwhile, father Rueben Fisher longs for unity--among his family
and all the brethren.
Whose longing will be satisfied, and whose will not?
Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country, is a former schoolteacher, an accomplished musician, and an award-winning author of more than seventy books, many of which have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA Today and the New York Times. Her novel The Brethren won a 2007 Christy Award for excellence in Christian fiction. Beverly and her husband, David, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.