Bygones
(Book)

Twenty-three years ago, Marie Koeppler left her Old Order Mennonite family and faith to begin an exciting new life with Jep Quinn. But her husband's early death cut her dreams short. Widowed and alone, Marie makes just enough to survive and raise her daughter, Beth, in the outside world. Ensnared by life's rhythms, Marie has but a faint memory of her former life in Sommerfeld, Kansas. That is, until ex-beau Henry Braun suddenly shows up, bearing news. An elderly aunt has died, leaving Beth a house and small cafe back home. But there's a hitch. To claim the inheritance, Beth must temporarily reside in Sommerfeld. Reluctantly, Marie and Beth return to the Mennonite community Marie had once abandoned. But soon after their arrival, a chain of mysterious thefts raises the community's suspicions against the "outsiders." Can Marie prove their innocence or will she be forced to flee once more?