num_pages: 347
description: Sarah Kauffman sought permission from her church elders to paint murals on a few of the Amish communitys barns. Each was designed like an old-fashioned quilt square representing a piece of the Amish traditions Sarah loved. The works of art were intended to draw more tourists to the Home Valley in the struggling economy. But instead they invited a menace. One by one each barn is set ablaze and destroyed....The arson fires spread fear through the community amongst Amish and Englischers alike. Now Sarah wonders if shes being punished for her pridefulness...or whether theres a more malevolent will at work.As an outsider arson investigator Nate MacKenzie struggles to investigate the crime scenes while adhering to Amish ways. With Sarah as his guide he warms to the Plain People and their simple ways. As the fires rage beliefs are challenged a way of life is questioned and family secrets are exposed. In the aftermath of the destruction the people of the Home Valley must join together to raise their barns and their hopes for the future.
language: English
title: Fall from Pride
publisher: MIRA