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Her dad called her Chrissie; it seemed just right for his youngest daughter. Juan called her Potato, because she was from a farming community in Idaho. But David called her Christiana, and the warmth in her heart spread clear down to her toes whenever she heard his voice. Was it really only a few months ago that her father had repeated his annual advice? "life really isn't very hard, Chrissie.... More

Her dad called her Chrissie; it seemed just right for his youngest daughter. Juan called her Potato, because she was from a farming community in Idaho. But David called her Christiana, and the warmth in her heart spread clear down to her toes whenever she heard his voice. Was it really only a few months ago that her father had repeated his annual advice? "life really isn't very hard, Chrissie. It's like listening to the wheat. If you listen carefully, the fields will tell you what they need. Just be true and honest. Don't look for the unrest. Look for the peace - like growing wheat." The advice made complete sense in Idaho, but 21-year-old Christiana had followed her dream to New york City, and what did concerts, the ballet, skyscrapers, subways, and high-rent, low-quality apartments have to do with wheat? The Church was there, as at home. So was David, warm, sophisticated, Jewish David; and - as she discovered when her heart had already surrendered - worldly David. He loved her, yes, but in his way. Marriage was not that way. Gradually the dreams become dilemmas. Especially the dream, that evening, that left her feeling ... well, less than clean. Nevertheless the yearnings persisted, the ache would not go away. Life without David would be intolerable, but what of life without that peace the wheatfield symbolized? How could she face that, Either? This is a moving novel that blends tender romance and hard reality, exciting challenges and critical choices - just as life does.

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