Abstract:
Raped by her friend, Reuben, Susanna Steiner turns to the Mennonite bishop, but she is excommunicated and shunned. Convinced that Reuben, who made a church confession, has changed, they marry and Susanna discovers that Reuben’s tortured personality leads to more abuse. Where can she turn? Fleeing with her children, she risks starvation and homelessness. Can she endure the criticism of the community or discover strength to face the years ahead with her faith intact and without bitterness? This is a story of the triumph of the human spirit written by the author of “Lucy of the Trail of Tears”, and “A Branson Love.”