The People themselves dare to challenge the Old Ways of their heritage. . .and each patriarch must choose a side. Nearly one hundred days have passed since the untimely death of Nellie Mae Fisher's beloved younger sister, Suzy, and Nellie dares again to dream of a future with handsome Caleb Yoder. But with rumors about Suzy still flying among the People, there are those who would keep the young courting couple apart. . .including Caleb's own father. Meanwhile, a growing number of Honeybrook's Amish farmers are demanding tractors and other forbidden modern conveniences. When a revival adds to the tensions, passions flare. With the Old Order community pushed to the breaking point, Nellie and Caleb find their families and themselves in the midst of what threatens to become an impossible divide.

Caleb's father has forbidden his son to court Nellie, but his words can't stop Caleb's devotion. Yet he risks losing everything he stands to inherit. Nellie, too, is torn. She longs to marry Caleb, her Old Order beau, yet can't ignore her New Order family. While struggling to come to terms with her grief over the death of her beloved sister, Nellie visits the Mennonite friends who were with Suzy on that fateful day when she drowned. Will Nellie discover the missing pieces of her sister's life—and her own future? And can she and Caleb satisfy the expectations of their people while remaining true to their hearts?

Deel 3 `Diepste verlangen`. De populaire Nellie Fisher-serie van de Amerikaanse schrijfster Beverly Lewis is nu gebundeld in een trilogie. Hoofdpersoon Nellie Fisher bevindt zich in een moeilijke positie als haar familie overweegt zich af te scheiden van de Amish-kerk. Als dat gebeurt, verliest Nellie haar geliefde Caleb. Hij houdt namelijk vast aan de wegen van de Old Order-gemeenschap. Maar als Nellie voor Caleb kiest, moet ze haar familie loslaten. Is er een uitweg voor haar dilemma? De Nellie Fisher trilogie van Beverly Lewis bevat de titels De breuk, Verboden wegen en Diepste verlangen.