Emma of Aurora

the long version

The Change & Cherish Trilogy, in one volume, based on the true story of Emma Wagner Geisy. "A Clearing in the Wild": When Emma's outspoken ways and growing skepticism lead to a clash with the beloved leaders of her 1850s colony in Bethel, Missouri, she finds new opportunities out West to pursue her dreams of independence, but later discovers she misses the warm embrace of community. "A Tendering in the Storm": Determined to raise her children on her own terms, Emma suddenly finds herself alone and pregnant with her third child, struggling to keep her family together in the remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory. "A Mending at the Edge": Emma struggles to find her place within the confines of her religious community and reaches out to others, searching for healing and purpose.