Growing Up Amish

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (Jun 01, 2011)

9781414339368

| Paperback

283 pages | 142 x 211 mm | English

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Dewey 289.7092

LC Classification BX8143 Wagler 2011

LC Control No. 2011008109

Subject

Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Biography & Autobiography / Religious
Ex-church Members/ Amish/ Biography
Religion / Christian Life / General
Religion / Christianity / Amish

Plot

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 life--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 today--the Old Order Amish.