Lizzie Hershberger

Molly Maeve Eagan

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman's Survival, Escape, and Pursuit of Justice

When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family. To avoid being shunned by her ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish family and community, Lizzy is forced to abandon her dreams as "too worldly." After being raped by an Amish deacon over two dozen times, Lizzy makes her first attempt at "jumping the fence" to pursue a non-Amish lifestyle. But without any modern life experience or education, Lizzy must decide whether the risks of this unpredictable and dangerous world are worth losing the ties to her Amish friends and family forever. Almost thirty years later, after she has created a new life for herself, her small community is rocked by disturbing sexual assault allegations. Lizzy is must decide whether to keep silent for her newly-created family's sake or come forward against the church to advocate for the Amish children she left behind.In 2019, Lizzy Hershberger successfully brought her abuser to justice in an extraordinarily rare case addressing sexual abuse in the Amish church. She faced death threats and intense pressure to stop telling her story. Lizzy refused to back down and forged ahead to spark a national movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault in isolated communities protected by religious liberties. This gripping true crime memoir reveals the truth behind one of America's most revered and secretive religious sects-hidden behind the blue curtains of the Amish lifestyle. In 2019, Lizzy Hershberger successfully brought her abuser to justice in an extradorinarily rare case addressing sexual abuse in the Amish church. She faced death threats and intense pressure to stop telling her story. Lizzy refused to back down and forged ahead to spark a national movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault in isolated communities protected by religious liberties. This gripping true crime memoir reveals the truth behind one of America's most revered and secretive religious sects-hidden behind the blue curtains of the Amish lifestyle.

Behind Blue Curtains

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Wanda E. Brunstetter

Barbara Zook was devastated when her husband David was killed. Will she be able to raise their four young boys and manage her beloved David's harness store on her own? When harness maker Paul Hilty arrives in Webster County, Missouri, he finds himself agreeing to help run Barbara's shop. Things are going fairly well until widower Bishop John Frey comes a-courting Barbara, and Paul's jealousy takes everyone by surprise. Will Paul try to beat out the competition or end up hightailing it back to Pennsylvania? Will Barbara marry for love or be forced to enter into a marriage of convenience? On Her Own is book 2 in The Brides of Webster County series. Other books in the series include Going Home: Book 1, Dear to Me: Book 3, Allison's Journey: Book 4.

On Her Own

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Faith Stutzman Andrews left her Missouri Amish community ten years ago to pursue her career as a comedian. Now widowed, Faith shows up on her parents' doorstep with her six-year-old daughter in tow. Will the lure of the English world prove too strong for Faith, or will she discover that home is where her heart is? Confirmed bachelor Noah Hertzler often bakes desserts that he gives to others, attaching verses of Scripture to each culinary delight in the hopes of soothing the soul as well as nourishing the body. Can Noah's tactics heal a shattered Faith before she runs away again? Going Home is book 1 in the The Brides of Webster County series. Other books in the series include On Her Own: Book 2, Dear to Me: Book 3, and Allison's Journey: Book 4.

Going Home

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Jerry S. Eicher

Sequel to Sarah that I also have listed. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Sarah and her family travel with Mennonite relatives from Indiana to Colorado.

Sarah's Son

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Has slightly bent corner on front of book and slightly dirty inside pages from reading while eating. 😊

Based in picturesque Daviess County, Indiana, the beautiful Sarah Schwartz knows she is on thin ice when she notices Lamar Wagler watching her on Sundays, and finds her feelings for him responding. But Lamar is dating Malinda and, as everyone assumes, will soon be married to her.

Sarah

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In this bittersweet holiday romance set in Amish country, Will Henderson, a young man tortured by his past, meets Karen Yoder, a young woman looking for answers as they both become involved with a desperate father searching for his son.

White Christmas Pie

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Anna’s Trials

Patricia Davids

The Teacher's Choice For Lillian Keim, instructing children in her one-room schoolhouse is as close to being a mother as she'll ever get. Lillian has a calling to be a teacher, and she won't give it up to marry. But her plans--and her heart--are at risk when she begins to feel more than friendship for lifelong pal Timothy Bowman. When Tim rescues Lillian and her class from a fire, the volunteer firefighter suddenly sees what he's been blind to all his life: he wants his friend as his wife. But something beyond her professional goals is holding Lillian back. He's got to unlock her secret before he loses his friend--and his forever love.

His Amish Teacher

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Shelley Shepard Gray

A Days of Redemption Christmas Novella

New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray spins a beautiful holiday tale of finding love in unexpected places. Twenty-year old Ruth Stutzman is a wonderful caregiver—but she has no experience with kinner. Laid off from her job at a retirement home due to budget cuts, she’s relieved to find work—even if it means temporarily watching widower Martin Rodes’ brood of six! Martin has done the best he can since his wife’s passing, but he and the children need help. Their house, once full of laughter and light, has been darkened by sadness. Soon after Ruth arrives, the children are drawn to her warmth and gentleness, and so is Martin, even though he feels it’s wrong. But the harder he tries to ignore her, the deeper he begins to care for this attractive young woman who has brought joy back into his children’s lives . . . and his own. Each passing day brings the Rodes closer to Ruth . . . and closer to Christmas, when she will have to say goodbye. Ruth, too, cannot deny the bond she feels with the children—and with Martin. When her old job becomes available again, Ruth finds herself torn. How can she stay with the Rodes? Yet how can she go?

Snowfall

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Ruth Irene Garrett

Rick Farrant

One Woman's Escape from Amish Life





A work Booklist called ଯving and life-affirming, Crossing Over is the true story of one woman's extraordinary flight from the protected world of the Amish people to the chaos of contemporary life.

Ruth Irene Garrett was the fifth of seven children raised in Kalona, Iowa, as a member of a strict Old Order Amish community. She was brought up in a world filled with rigid rules and intense secrecy, in an environment where the dress, buggies, codes of conduct, and way of life differed even from other Amish societies only 100 miles away. This Old Order community actively avoided all interaction with ೨e Englishߜ'96 everyone who lived on the outside. As a result, Ruth knew only one way of life, and one way of doing things.

This compelling narrative takes us inside a hidden community, offering a striking look as one woman comes to terms with her discontent and ultimately leaves her family, faith and the sheltered world of her childhood. Unsatisfied, she bravely crosses over to contemporary life to fully explore the foreign and frightening reality in hope of better understanding her emotional and spiritual desires. What emerges is a powerful tale of one woman's search for meaning and the extraordinary lessons she learns along the way.

Crossing Over

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Cindy Woodsmall

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country

Experience the holidays with the Plain folk and discover the power of second chances in this touching story from the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Bridge of Peace.
 
Gideon Beiler has loved Mattie Eash since they were children. But when faced with unexpected circumstances, he makes up an excuse to end their engagement. He doesn't want to lie to her, but he believes that telling Mattie the truth will be more hurtful.  
 
Brokenhearted, Mattie moves from Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania to Ohio, where she pursues her longtime dream of becoming a cake decorator. She finds a new beau--a man offering the secure relationship Gideon has denied her.  
 
When Mattie is forced to return to Apple Ridge, she and Gideon must confront the suffering created by his dishonesty--and address the powerful emotions that continue to bind the two childhood friends.

After Gideon coldly broke her heart, can the warmth of the season revive Mattie's faith in love?
 


The Christmas Singing

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Suzanne Woods Fisher

Ready to call it quits after four years of marriage, Jaime and C. J. Fitzpatrick are blown into the home of Mattie and Sol Riehl during a winter storm, two couples from different worlds who may help each other understand the true meaning of love this Christmas.

Joan Fleck

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Behind Blue Curtains

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On Her Own

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Going Home

Jerry S. Eicher

Sarah's Son

Jerry S. Eicher

Sarah

Wanda E. Brunstetter

White Christmas Pie

June Bryan Belfie

Anna’s Trials

Patricia Davids

His Amish Teacher

Shelley Shepard Gray

Snowfall

Ruth Irene Garrett; Rick Farrant

Crossing Over

Cindy Woodsmall

The Christmas Singing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

A Lancaster County Christmas

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Sarah's Son

Jerry S. Eicher

Sarah

Wanda E. Brunstetter

White Christmas Pie

June Bryan Belfie

Anna’s Trials

Patricia Davids

His Amish Teacher

Shelley Shepard Gray

Snowfall

Ruth Irene Garrett; Rick Farrant

Crossing Over

Cindy Woodsmall

The Christmas Singing

Suzanne Woods Fisher

A Lancaster County Christmas

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