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Somewhere to belong

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 lif...

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Main Author: Miller, Judith, 1944-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2010.
Series: Daughters of Amana
Daughters of Amana.
Subjects:
Amana Society > Fiction.
Young women > Fiction.
Iowa > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Iowa.
Christian fiction > Iowa.
Summary: 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, she resists. Under the strictures of the Amana villages, Berta's rebellion reaches new heights. Will her heart ever be content among the plain people of Amana?
Physical Description: 364 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780764206429 (pbk.)
0764206427 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Judith Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944. After graduating from high school, she moved to Kansas. Before becoming a full-time author, she was a public service administrator in the legal section of the Department of Administration for the State of Kansas. She writes Christian fiction and sometimes uses her full name Judith McCoy Miller. Her works include Threads of Love, the Postcards from Pullman series, and the Daughters of Amana series. She has also co-authored several series with Tracie Peterson including the Bells of Lowell, the Lights of Lowell and the Broadmoor Legacy.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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