Navy veteran Celia Crotteau can trace her direct descent from Swiss Amish Mennonites who settled in Pennsylvania in 1750. She is also the granddaughter of a man who rejected that pacifist faith and lifestyle for a 30-year Army career. Two of her previous novels were inspired by both family lore and Crotteau’s own military and personal experiences. In this, her ninth novel and the third in the popular series featuring star-crossed lovers Char and Uri Stoltzfus, Crotteau ushers those two antiheroes into old age, with its inherent challenges, indignities, and blessings. She also introduces their daughters, Ebony and Ivory, as young adults setting out on their own definitely not simple life journeys.
