{"product_id":"9780836193947","title":"Emma: A Widow among the Amish; A True Story Woven by Strands of Faith, and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmma Stutzman's Amish life was abruptly altered when she learned about her husband's sudden and tragic death. Now a single parent, Emma must figure out how to respond to the pressures of modernization and the pull of mainstream culture. Will she regain her strength as a woman after so much stress and tragedy in her married life? How will she lead her children to faith in the Amish Mennonite church without their father? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJourney into the world of \u003ci\u003eEmma: A Widow among the Amish \u003c\/i\u003eand follow this true-life story of a woman left to raise six young children on her own after her world collapsed. Ervin R. Stutzman, the youngest son of Emma, paints a fictionalized but ultimately true story of his mother's daily struggle to provide for her children and be faithful to God. This intimate portrait is a sequel to Tobias of the Amish, the true-to-life story of the author's late Amish father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in a hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClick here for an interview between Shirley Hershey Showalter and Ervin Stutzman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ervin R. Stutzman's Emma invites us into the life of an Amish Mennonite community. Through Emma, I understand what \u003ci\u003eGelassenheit\u003c\/i\u003e, the ultimate yielding to the will of the Lord, means for the Amish.\" —Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, The State University of New York Potsdam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErvin Stutzman discusses his book \"Emma: A Widow Among the Amish\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MennoMedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017754263792,"sku":"9780836193947","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780836193947_p0.jpg?v=1763816430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780836193947","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}