The Thorn by Beverly Lewis

Rose Ann Kauffman is devoted to her invalid mother, loves the Amish way of doing things, and content to let God's will be done. When her sister, Hen, arrives with five-year-old Mattie Sue in tow, Rose uneasily welcomes her way-ward sister. To complicate matters, the bishops foster son, Nick, is vying for her attention, determined to encourage her to "the edge," to go with him to the "world." Will Rose be the determining factor in Nick's choice to join the church or go back to the Englischer world? Is Hen's marriage to Englisher Brandon in peril? Lewis writes a tantalizing story of life for the Amish in a worldly world. A great read. Sandy Penton.