As World War II draws to a close,
nurse Christine falls in love with roguish Amish boy Eli and
must choose between a new, uncertain life in the Amish faith
or face the judgment of a conservative postwar American
society for her past mistakes.
It’s 1945, and Christine Freeman is a nurse at Hudson River
State Hospital, where she works alongside members of a
Civilian Public Service unit. Eli is one of the
conscies—conscientious objectors to the war—and he is doing
his best to become a man of character instead of the
immature heartbreaker he used to be back home in his Amish
community.
Christine and Eli are friendly, but when an old
acquaintance, Jack, returns home from the war, Christine’s
world is violently turned upside down. Eli, heartbroken to
see his friend so hurt, offers her an escape within his
Amish community. Despite her misgivings, Christine is fully
embraced by Eli’s community. She slowly begins to feel
valued and loved as she learns the Amish way of life.
Christine finds herself falling for Eli. But soon, the
abusive Jack discovers Christine in her Amish hideaway and
starts causing trouble for the quiet community. Christine
can’t see herself becoming Amish, and she knows that if Eli
leaves the church to be with her, he will be shunned. Will
she escape Jack and possibly have to give up the one thing
she holds most dear, or will she follow her heart and
promise to cherish the Amish man who loves her?
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