Unlike typical "Amish books," The Covering and its prequel, the Bond Woman, neither romanticize nor condemn the life style of the Old Order Amish. Instead, these stories deal with the imagined but realistic struggles of individuals living not just under Amish law but also "on the Outside." The Covering is the continuing story of Hannah Miller, an Amish woman who left her kin and community because of her love for a man on "The Outside." Hannah, whom...