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The Courtship of Nellie Fisher Series

This series follows a young woman whose life is deeply shaped by the traditions and faith of her Amish community. When a tragic event and spreading rumors disrupt her world, she is forced to confront the contradictions between old customs and new ideas. She must make difficult choices between love, family, and the pursuit of truth, even if it means risking exclusion from the only society she has ever known. The stories explore the strength of faith, personal sacrifice, and the challenges of change within a close-knit community.

The Longing
The Forbidden
The Parting

Recommended Reading Order

  1. The Parting

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    The People themselves dare to challenge the Old Ways of their heritage. . .and each patriarch must choose a side. Nearly one hundred days have passed since the untimely death of Nellie Mae Fisher's beloved younger sister, Suzy, and Nellie dares again to dream of a future with handsome Caleb Yoder. But with rumors about Suzy still flying among the People, there are those who would keep the young courting couple apart. . .including Caleb's own father. Meanwhile, a growing number of Honeybrook's Amish farmers are demanding tractors and other forbidden modern conveniences. When a revival adds to the tensions, passions flare. With the Old Order community pushed to the breaking point, Nellie and Caleb find their families and themselves in the midst of what threatens to become an impossible divide.

    The Parting1

  2. The Forbidden

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    New York Times bestselling author's continuing tale of a courting couple and the separation of families during an Amish split in Lancaster County.

    The Forbidden2
    4.2

  3. The Longing

    Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau. Now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb yearns for freedom, as his plans to leave Honeybrook have been thwarted. He must stay on as caretaker for his father, who was crippled in a wintertime accident. He also longs for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order...and to him. Christian Yoder, a young Mennonite man, longs to get to know Nellie Mae better...and to share with her the secrets of her sister Suzy's final days. Rhoda, Nellie's older sister, longs for more of what the world has to offer--from fancy clothes, to her own car, to a new English boyfriend. Meanwhile, father Rueben Fisher longs for unity--among his family and all the brethren. Whose longing will be satisfied, and whose will not?

    The Longing3
    4.3