A baby for Hannah, Jerry S. Eicher

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Summary: Jake and Hannah Byler are adjusting to life in their Amish community in rural Montana. While Jake works long days as a furniture maker and newly appointed minister, Hannah stays busy keeping their home in order. Both anticipate their babys birth with joy. When word of the Mennonite tent revival spreads and worry about losing church members mounts, Hannahs sister arrives and quickly catches the eye of the young bachelor whose brother left the church during the last revival. At the same time, Jake and Hannahs neighbor, an Englishman announces his interest in one of the Amish widows

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Summary: Jake and Hannah Byler are adjusting to life in their Amish community in rural Montana. While Jake works long days as a furniture maker and newly appointed minister, Hannah stays busy keeping their home in order. Both anticipate their babys birth with joy. When word of the Mennonite tent revival spreads and worry about losing church members mounts, Hannahs sister arrives and quickly catches the eye of the young bachelor whose brother left the church during the last revival. At the same time, Jake and Hannahs neighbor, an Englishman announces his interest in one of the Amish widows

Summary: As Jake and Hannah Byler await their new baby, Hannah's sister Miriam visits and falls in love, while Jake has to deal with community members who threaten to leave and his English friend falling in love with an Amish widow