Raised in a Pennsylvania Amish community, young mother
Rachel Yoder has led a simple life within her close-knit
family. Widowed three years ago, she has moved back in with
her parents, attempting to raise her daughter, Katie,
without further emotional upheaval. Meanwhile, four hours
and a whole world away in New York City, Ellie Lawrence is
laser-focused on a high-powered public relations career,
with too little time for her family, her friends, or even
her boyfriend.
Then one fateful day, these two very different women receive
shocking news of a mistake made three decades earlier and
long kept hidden: Shortly after their births, the two were
accidentally switched in the hospital. Shaken to the core by
this momentous news, Rachel and Ellie are plunged into an
exploration of who they are and where they really belong.
While Ellie is eager to learn more about her Amish family
and their life in the countryside, Rachel cannot help but
feel jealous as she watches the only mother she has ever
known bonding so easily with her natural daughter. But
Rachel also knows that her own biological family is out
there, and with Katie at her side she heads for Manhattan,
where she establishes a connection with the raucous,
spirited Lawrences.
As Ellie and Rachel make their way through unfamiliar
landscapes, they face life-altering challenges and grapple
with a crucial question: Will their old conventions and
desires give way to new customs and yearnings? With the
Christmas holidays fast approaching, it takes the love of
two families for Rachel and Ellie to discover their own
paths to fulfillment and happiness.
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