You have Jacob, who has lost his job as a banker and basically everything else in the depression, including his wife and baby son. All he has left is his daughter, Cassie. Jacob sells everything he can to get train tickets to Washington. Unfortunately, when they get to the train station, the workers are striking and attacking the trains. Cassie is sick and Jacob has to get her away from the city. Climbing into a fleeing freight car, Jacob gets a bad gash in his leg from the workers trying to prevent his escape. As the journey continues, Cassie gets worse and they have to get off at the next stop, being Homestead, Iowa. Here the excitement ends for me.
Leisel is committed to her society in the Amana colonies. She helps the outsiders and becomes attached to them even though she is engaged. Battling the accusation of embezzlement, Jacob has a hard time earning the trust of the Elders and convincing them that he really wants to stay. A flood makes the Elders reconsider their beliefs about Jacob and the end has a happy ending.
I think this book goes in my tolerable category. I wouldn't read another of these, they are too reminiscent of the Amish books. For some reason, those always seem the same to me. Pretty good book if this is your kind of thing.
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