Phoebe Starbuck has always taken care of her fatheras he chases one whim after another. Now she's doing what she wants to do: marrying Captain Phineas Foulger and sailing far away from Nantucket.
Far from the frontier, an unexpected turn of events weaves together the lives of Bairn, Anna, and Henrik. When a secret is revealed, which true love will emerge'
Everyone in the community expects minister David Stoltzfus to fix things--fast. But even he wonders if the solution to their most pressing problem might be a Quieting...