Rachel Stoltzfus has been shunned and removed from her old order Mennonite community. She has born a child out of wedlock and refuses to reveal who the father is. This is a scarlet letter retelling with an Amish spin. This book was well written and an enjoyable read.

I received a complimentary copy of Jolina Petersheim's The Outcast through the Tyndale Blog Network in exchange for an honest review.

The fine print of this title states "A Modern Retelling of The Scarlet Letter," which I did not notice when I requested this book from Tyndale. I read The Scarlet Letter in high school, but it's been too many years to remember the details and notice the parallels between the two books other than the main storyline. It took me a couple of chapters to really get into the book, but once I did I found myself entranced with the complexities of the situations within the book. Each character has a heartbreaking history to overcome in order to feel they are worthy of continuing with their lives. Secrets that lay buried under layers of lies must come to light despite the risk of loosing everything and at the bottom of it all lies a baby's life that is in danger. I really enjoyed Petersheim's retelling of this story, and it almost makes me want to re-read The Scarlet Letter.

Review found online here: https://onereadersreviews.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-outcast.html and pending on Amazon.