It is difficult to be yourself when everyone else in your culture will shun you because of who you really are deep down inside. It was that way for Annie--she wasn't allowed to express herself in the way she loved so dearly--painting. Well, at least she couldn't ever be found out. Things change as Annie is delighted to be able to have her non-Amish pen pal from Denver come to stay with her for a while. It is then that Annie learns what is most important--and in the meantime, she helps her closest friend, Louisa Stratford from Denver, to be refreshed by the common way in which they live.
Beverly Lewis, raised in Pennsylvania Amish country and both a schoolteacher and an accomplished musician, has been an award-winning author for over a dozen years. Her acclaimed novel, The Preacher's Daughter, was a 2006 Quill Book Award finalist in the romance category. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists, including USA Today and The New York Times. She and her husband, David, live in Colorado."
