Revised Second Edition 2015 1917 - In a remote corner of northwest Iowa, young Harold is desperate to escape an abusive father and the dreary life already laid out for him. He yearns to escape, to travel and see places he can only read about, to be someone new and most especially a man who has earned the respect of his family and neighbors. The United States' entry into World War I gives Harold the chance to finally escape his father and live the adventure he's dreamt about for a lifetime. But all too soon, he finds himself powerless to control his destiny as he is swept away by the grinding,...
Revised Second Edition 2015 1917 - In a remote corner of northwest Iowa, young Harold is desperate to escape an abusive father and the dreary life alr...
Amidst the gently rolling hills and endless cornfields of rural Iowa, a religious order known as the Community has existed separate from the outside world since the 1850s. To outsiders, it is a peaceful paradise where faith in God, hard work, family, and total obedience to the Community are expected.
Eben Wittmer is almost sixteen, an age when men are expected to take baptism, marry, and make their lives in a place where nothing ever changes. His older brother, Josiah, wants nothing to do with the restrictive life he is expected to live and fights against their father, an Elder who...
Amidst the gently rolling hills and endless cornfields of rural Iowa, a religious order known as the Community has existed separate from the outsid...
