Somewhere to Belong (by Judith Miller)

I had never heard of Judith Miller, but apparently she is quite a prolific writer of American historical Christian fiction. I came across her name when I was browsing for free Kindle books some years ago, and spotted ‘Somewhere to Belong’. The blurb sounded interesting and the reviews were mostly positive, so I downloaded it. I read it recently while travelling.

The story is set in in 1877 in Iowa in the United States, amongst the Amana colonies. I had never heard of this community, which...