Long Lost (2002) by David Morrell

Author:David Morrell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-04-05T04:22:16+00:00

A bee buzzed my face. I motioned it away, fixing my attention on the reverend.

"Of course, to keep their families going, they couldn't be entirely insular.

They had to interact with nearby communities, looking for young people to marry.

On the surface, they had a lot to recommend them. They knew their Bible. They owned prop- erty. They didn't drink, smoke, gamble, or swear. For a while, they attracted new members, usually from families so poor that marrying a Dant was a step up.

But word got around how severe they were, and the Dants had to look farther, mostly among other strict groups, trying to negotiate marriages. Their options became more limited. By the time my predecessor arrived, the families had dwindled to three."

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