Behind Closed Doors: The Life of a Swartzentruber Amish Girl

Growing up within the strictest order of the Amish community, Dena Hershberger struggled with all the rules and secrets. At six years old, she told her mother she was too tired to live anymore. Questions swirled in her young mind about why others had things that she did not and if life truly had a purpose. But her questions didn't always have answers and her spirit remained unsettled.

In her first book, Dena describes in detail her journey through childhood and what it was like living in an...