Alice B. reviewed on 10/29/2015 + 3563 more book reviews

An young girl Amish girl who is raped and has a dead baby decides with the help of her friend Matthew and his mother to leave the Amish community who have turned against her. Matthew takes her to the train station and gives her $2000 to live on until she finds Aunt Zabeth. Hannah passes out and hemorrhages from her unmedically followed childbirth. She almost dies and becomes friends with DR Lehman who becomes a true friend to her. Aunt Zabeth is very kind to her and she mets Martin Palmer. Both of them encourage her to get her GED, drive a car, and go to nursing school. She becomes part of their family.She also goes to the rape crisis center and gets help with her rape. She also goes to work for DR Lehman in a clinic that handles plain women giving birth and she answers their medical questions with DR Lehman's help.Hannah is beginning to enjoy the English life. This is a wonderful book.It really tugged on my heartstrings for young Hannah. My heart aches for her.She is such a sweet young woman.

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