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Cargando... Growing Up Amish: A Memoir (2011)por Ira Wagler
   Tour of Iowa (1) Books Read in 2016 (2,569) » 5 más Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   ) JennyPocknall | Oct 19, 2023 |   ) CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 | ) FormerEnglishTeacher | Dec 28, 2021 | Born in that culture, he describes his large family, the farm work, the religion, the old fashioned ways demanded of them.... We feel the distance and resistance to the life from early on...but it takes a few attempts at breaking away (often to other Amish/ Mennonite settlements) - and returns to the life he feels he SHOULD want (but doescnt really) before he finally cuts the ties... (  ) starbox | Jul 23, 2021 | I can't remember too much about this book after reading it 6 months ago. I remember he had to come to terms with his beliefs and that it took him several tries to find peace and a place in society. And it definitely paints a true picture, not a sugar coated or romanticized view of the Amish. ( ) debs4jc | Aug 2, 2019 |
 Fans of all things Amish, as well as those interested specifically in spirituality, will find this a good read. It serves as a nice addition to previous books written on the subject.
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HTML:New York Times eBook bestseller! One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish lifeâ??from his childhood days on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26. Growing Up Amish is the true story of one man's quest to discover who he is and where he belongs. Readers will laugh, cry, and be inspired by this charming yet poignant coming of age story set amidst the backdrop of one of the most enigmatic cultures in America todayâ??the Old Order No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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