![]() ![]() Will Katie suddenly find herself a stranger in the community she has always called home? Why else would her Amish mother, a plain and simple woman who embraces the Old Order laws, hide the beautiful baby dress in the attic? But nothing could have prepared Katie for the startling news that stumbles out of her anguished parents on the eve of her wedding to Bishop John. When Katie Lapp finds the satin infant gown in the dusty leather trunk of her parents' attic, she knows it holds a secret she must discover. Genres: Amish & Mennonite, Christian, Fiction, General, Religious Published by Baker Books on April 1st 2011 Series: The Heritage of Lancaster County #1 ![]() Beverly Lewis' The Shunning by Beverly Lewis ![]()
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