Judith Miller's Novels Offer a Fascinating Look inside the Amana
Colonies
Joining the communal society of the Amana Colonies isn't what
Jancey Rhoder planned for her future, but when unforeseen
circumstances force her family to make some difficult decisions,
she chooses to give up her teaching position in a Kansas City
orphanage and move with her parents to Iowa.
Her besotted suitor, Nathan Woodward, isn't at all happy about the
move and is determined to get Jancey to change her mind. And Jancey
herself isn't sure what she's gotten herself into when the simple
life of the Amana Colonies means she'll be assigned a job and may
have to give up teaching for good. Will Nathan woo her back to the
city, or will she be forever changed by the mysterious events and
new relationships that await her in the quiet villages of the Amana
Colonies--and decide to make this unique place her forever
home?
She never imagined a simple change could be so
complicated...
Middle Amana, Iowa, 1881
When her parents decide to sell their home and move to the Amana
Colonies, Jancey Rhoder must make a difficult decision. Should she
give up her beloved teaching job and her carefree life in Kansas
City to go with them?
Her suitor, Nathan Woodward, doesn't want her to go, but Jancey
feels she must give this new life a try. Her mother is sick, and
these next few months may be the last Jancey gets to spend with
her. But will this move spell the end of her relationship with
Nathan? And when life in Amana is far more mysterious and
challenging than Jancey expected, will she choose to return to the
city, or will she make this unique place her forever home?
Judith Miller is an award-winning author whose avid research and love for history are reflected in her bestselling novels. When time permits, Judy enjoys traveling, visiting historical settings, and scrapbooking the photographs from her travel expeditions. She makes her home in Topeka, Kansas.