Penny Weaver and her brother Micah run a small birder retreat on their deceased Grandmother's farm. Ben Zook, famous world bird explorer and author of best selling bird books, comes to find a very special bird that Micah has sighted. This bird is way out of its normal territory and this is exciting to avid birders. Ben was Amish once and grew up very close to this farm, but he had never planned to come back to this area until he heard about the sighting of this rare bird. Penny had visited her grandmother's farm when she was a young girl and made friends with Ben and passed on all her bird knowledge and enthusiam to him. There are some subplots too that are interesting and the story is strong. A highlight is also all the birding knowledge that is passed along. Please read this book! You will be so glad you did.

I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book that I received from NetGalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

A beautifully written book about family, forgiveness and love.

The story is set in an Amish community of Stoney Ridge, where Penny and her brother, Micah, are taking care of their grandmother's farm. Micah is field guild for birders, finding rare birds in the area. Penny also runs a guesthouse for the birders. Ben Zook writes bird books and has traveled the world finding rare birds. He hears of a white-winged tern spotted in Stoney Ridge and hires Micah to guide him to find it. Ben and his cousin, Natalie, travel to Stoney Ridge in search of the bird...and more. For Ben, it's a return home and back to terrible memories of why he left the Amish and Stoney Ridge. Natalie is getting over a divorce and losing her tv career and finds her way to move on in Stoney RIdge.

So many story threads are running through this story, but intertwine into a gently crafted story. Micah's field journal entries enhance the stories and carry so much information.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.