The Parting is the captivating first novel in Beverly Lewis' new series, The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, and is based on actual historical events in her native Lancaster County.
In the autumn of 1966, a heated debate over salvation and tractors suddenly causes a group of Amish families in the town of Honeybrook to break away from the Old Order, and two young people are caught in the heartbreaking divide. Passionate and stubborn 17-year-old Nellie Fisher, still mourning the death of her sister, Suzy, can't stop thinking about what will happen if her family chooses to separate from their church district. That would mean her growing romance with Caleb Yoder could be threatened, since his family is firm in their Old Order beliefs. But if she follows Caleb, Nellie knows her own family would be devastated, and she loves them too much to cause them to lose yet another child.
With love and salvation hanging in the balance, will their families end up on the same side of the division...or will Nellie and Caleb be forced to part?
This exciting and inspiring new journey into the lives of Beverly Lewis' beloved Amish of Lancaster County is one you won't soon forget.