Author Description

For Senta, an Amish girl living in rural Tennessee, family always comes first. Whether it's helping Father milk the cows or helping Mother with her afternoon chores, Senta always proves dutiful. With hopes of her hard-work resulting in a family of her own, Senta grows more and more excited for the day that she will be allowed to court a young man from the Amish Community. But those hopes are destroyed when tragedy strikes and Senta must take over the family farm to support her family, indefinitely. Years pass and Senta's plans of a future fade into the toil of the farm and the care of her ailing mother. She also contends with the unclear motives of the Amish bishop, whose interest in Senta and her farm has quickly surpass the theological. But journeys towards happiness are rarely direct or simple, as Senta finds out after meeting a strange man on a boat. A story of lost hope, the struggle to find meaning and love's redemption.