When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family.
This gripping True Crime Memoir reveals the truth Behind one of America\'s most revered and secretive religious sects-hidden Behind the Blue curtains of the Amish lifestyle..
Lizzy refused to back down, and she forged ahead to spark a national movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault in isolated communities protected by religious liberties.
She faced death threats and intense pressure to stop telling her story.
In 2019, Lizzy Hershberger successfully brought her abuser to Justice in an extraordinarily rare case addressing sexual abuse in the Amish church.
Lizzy must decide whether to keep silent for her newly-created family\'s sake or come forward against the church to advocate for the Amish children she left behind.
Almost thirty years later, after she has created a new life for herself, her small community is rocked by disturbing sexual assault allegations.
But without any modern life experience or education, Lizzy must decide whether the risks of this unpredictable and dangerous world are worth losing the ties to her Amish friends and family forever.
After being raped by an Amish deacon over two dozen times, Lizzy makes her first attempt at jumping the fence to pursue a non-Amish lifestyle.
To avoid being shunned by her ultra-conservative Swartzentruber Amish family and community, Lizzy is forced to abandon her dreams because they are too worldly.
When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice but to leave home to work as an unpaid maid for another family
