Overview
In the cloistered Lancaster County, community of Gobbler's Knob, Abram Ebersol and his wife, Ida, have always tried to raise their daughters on a firm foundation of Amish traditions. But the Plain ways are far from simple, and the Ebersol family ties have begun to unravel.
Their oldest daughter, Sadie, has turned her back on The People. Now that she's been shunned, all contact with her has been forbidden by the Bishop. Twins Hannah and Mary Ruth are being courted by the handsome Stoltzfus brothers and a happy Amish future seems to await them. But Mary Ruth is reluctant to make her final vows. She has always secretly dreamed of being a teacher, but if her Dat were to find out, who knows what he'd do! Leah has been nursing a broken heart since her beloved Jonas left The People, leaving her to believe that he and Sadie betrayed her. Smith Gid has long loved Leah and is still hoping for a chance to win her heart. When Leah finally accepts Gid's courting invitation, a heartbreaking tragedy befalls the Ebersols. Now Leah must make a painful decision between her own happiness and her family's future.