Another of Janice Giles books follows after Hanna Fowler. Dau.of Hannah,Rebecca and husband Richard join the Shaker missionairies after their baby is stillborn.Rebecca is forced to live apart from Richard and he replaces his love for her with his new beliefs. She must choose between obedience to a hateful doctrine-and the demands of her heart. Very good reading as all Giles books are.
I've visited several Shaker villages and read much about their lifestyle and work, but this is the first thing I've read from this perspective. All Shakers weren't in the villages voluntarily. This is a very interesting fictional account of this period in Kentucky. I also enjoyed the other two books in this series (which are not about the Shakers).
