When the English Fall

When a solar storm destroys anything electronic, Jacob, his family, and his Amish community are, at first, unaffected. However, as more news trickles out about the ever-increasing desperation of the English (whom the Amish term non-Amish) as modern civilization collapses, two worlds are set to collide. When this collision culminates in increased violence, how will one society survive? This postapocalyptic tale is narrated as a series of diary entries from the point of view of Jacob, an Amish farmer. This format is different in that it allows most of the action associated with such novels to take place offstage, thereby heightening the tension when things come to a head. In addition, this perspective provides more introspective focus, allowing the author to expound on philosophical, and indeed theological, crossroads that are likely to appear if something like this were to happen.