Set in the 1740s, Wilderness Path begins as German immigrants arrive in Penn's Woods and the Lenape Indians move west. Woven through the novel are three fictional paths: those of Hannah, a young Mennonite woman; Thomas, a Catholic priest; and the Lenape, Sun Rising.
I think this is a beautiful historical novel of love, friendship and redemption. The story is set in colonial Pennsylvania and follows the intertwining lives of a Mennonite family, two Catholic priests and a family from the Lenni-Lenape. One can readily identify with the characters and feel transported to Penn’s woods with all their hopes, fears and dreams.