Ruth Irene Garrett
Autor de Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life
Series
Obras de Ruth Irene Garrett
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1974-01-31
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Kalona, Iowa, USA
Glasgow, Kentucky, USA
Miembros
Reseñas
Crossing Over por Ruth Irene Garrett
The true story of one woman's flight from the protected world of the Amish people to the chaos of contemporary life. She was the 5th child raised in Kalona, Iowa as a member of a strict Old Order Amish community. Here have a look inside a hidden community as she comes to terms with her discontent &* leaves her family.
Good, kind of slow in spots but kept my attention pretty well
There is not a lot of academic minutiae in here. It was written by someone who grew up in this culture and then left. This book is good to give you an idea of what life is like as lived by the average person in the Amish community where the author grew up. If you are looking for some detailed analysis about Anabaptist movements or something Jerry Springeresque, keep looking.
This book makes more sense after reading the other book by the same author. Otherwise, it just reads like her rationalisation why falling in love with someone is a good reason to leave everything. She hints at other reasons why she left, but keeps coming back to the same reason. The book would better be put into the category of 'things we do for love' rather than anything regarding Amish life. Read if you are interested in autobiographies, love stories, and adapting to other cultures. Skip if it's Amish society you're looking for.… (más)
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 4
- Miembros
- 241
- Popularidad
- #94,248
- Valoración
- 2.8
- Reseñas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 10