All her life Katie Lapp has longed for the forbidden things, but will her dreams come at a price too dear to pay? Why would Katies mother, a plain and simple Amish-woman who embraces the old ways, hide a beautiful satin baby dress in the attic? The staggering answers come on the eve of Katies wedding to widower, Bishop John Beiler, with the arrival of a beautiful Englisher woman who has been searching for her, throwing Katies life - present and future - into confusion.