The Orchard: A Vietnam War Homefront Amish Romance by Beverly Lewis (Hardcover Edition)

For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their Lancaster County orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, is expected to continue. But when Evan's draft number is called in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not applied for conscientious objector status, despite their Old Order Amish belief in nonresistance. The faraway war that has already caused turmoil and grief among their Englisher neighbors now threatens to hit close to home.

As Evan departs for boot camp, Ellie confides her disappointment in Sol Bontrager, the brother of her best friend and cousin to her new beau, Menno. Unlike Evan, Sol is a conscientious objector, and although Ellie is drawn to Menno, she begins to find comfort in Sol’s steady presence as they work together in the orchard. Suddenly, everything in Ellie's world feels uncertain, and the plans she once cherished now seem out of reach. Can Ellie and her family find the courage to embrace a future far different from the one they had imagined?