Susan Rensberger is an author, publisher and spiritual teacher living in Panama City, Panama. She is the author of award-winning stories and a novel, The Quiet In the Land (Spirit Ridge Publishing, 2007), as well as a nonfiction book about the Amish and Mennonites (The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding the Amish, Alpha Books) and a history for middle school students (A Multicultural History of the Great Depression, Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark Books).

While her formative years in the Mennonite community of northern Indiana informs much of her fiction, she currently writes and teaches about the universal spiritual presence that transcends religion and concept. Her spiritual writing can be found at www.SpiritRidgeArts.com.

A New Novel From Susan Rensberger …

The Quiet In the Land

The story of a Mennonite family torn apart by unspoken anger and community pressure to conform, The Quiet in the Land speaks of universal human experiences: Love and betrayal, anger and repentance, forgiveness and healing.

In a family shaped by its traditional culture, anger remains unspoken, but simmering just beneath the surface of relationships. When finally it erupts, the resulting act of violence changes the family landscape for generations to come.

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