Shunning Ida Mae

<p>In 1886 Ida Lapp a plucky Pennsylvania woman secretly loves an Englisher something forbidden by the Amish Ordnung. When discovered by her parents her penalty forever changes her life and sends her on a journey to face persecution at the same time she desires the impossible-to return home to a family who despises her.</p><p>On an Iowa farm Anna dies and leaves Joseph Melroy with the daunting task of raising two small children. Faced with the heartache of losing his wife looming financial troubles and a promise he is loathe to keep he must do something he'd not thought possible in order to survive the attempts of the area's only unmarried woman to corral him before a preacher and to do it before she ruins everything.</p><p>Ida seeks the job to care for Joseph's youngsters and discovers that only a marriage to the English outsider can extract her from a homeless situation. She acquiesces to a loveless union on the condition she can walk away.</p><p>Immersed into a local setting where few people comprehend her Amish background she endures whispers side-glances and outright hatred from the town's gossip who claims matrimonial rights to Joseph. The woman learns of the late night wedding and spews her venom against Ida.</p><p>Shunned by her family and circumventing barbs by those who don't approve of her Ida must navigate the corridors of a vastly different culture. Will she stick with Joseph? Will Joseph save the farm? Will Ida return home to parents who want nothing to do with her?<br> </p>