num_pages: 304
description: A participant in a swap of Amish men independent yet kindhearted Matthew Yoder can't wait to leave the vast farmland of Lancaster County and make a fresh start in Missouri where he'll move in with the Stoltzfus family until he finds a place of his own.Strongminded yet filled with compassion Shanna Stoltzfus always dreamed of becoming a nurse despite her father's threats to shun her. Determined to follow her heart Shanna ran away and enrolled in college. But when her classmates embark on a medical mission trip that Shanna can't afford she must turn to the last place she wants to go for home.Even though Shanna still flirts with the people and practices of her Englisch life Matthew is fascinated by the Stoltzfuses' prodigal daughter and a close friendship soon blossoms between them. When the tension escalates between Shanna and her father to the point where his health is in jeopardy Shanna is forced to face some tough issues including the question of where her true home is.
language: English
title: A Harvest of Hearts
publisher: Whitaker House