Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home
Registered by etherea of Little Rock, Arkansas USA on 10/22/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
I didn't expect much from this one as I had read some negative reviews. However, it ended up being one of my favorites for the year! It is about healing, family & self-acceptance. Maybe you can go home again:)
There is a reader's guide in the back, along with recipes. If you're interested in the recipes you can print them all from her website at http://rhodajanzen.com/index.html
From the back of the book:
Not long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her husband of fifteen years left her for Bob, a guy he met on Gay.com, but thatsame week a car accident left her seriously injured. Needing a place to rest and pick up the pieces of her life, Rhoda packed her bags, crossed the country, and returned to her quirky Mennonite family's home, where she was welcomed back with open arms and offbeat advice. (Rhoda's good-natured mother suggested she get over her heartbreak by dating her first cousin—he owned a tractor, see.)
Written with wry humor and huge personality—and tackling faith, love, family, and aging—Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing, certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead.
There is a reader's guide in the back, along with recipes. If you're interested in the recipes you can print them all from her website at http://rhodajanzen.com/index.html
From the back of the book:
Not long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty, her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her husband of fifteen years left her for Bob, a guy he met on Gay.com, but thatsame week a car accident left her seriously injured. Needing a place to rest and pick up the pieces of her life, Rhoda packed her bags, crossed the country, and returned to her quirky Mennonite family's home, where she was welcomed back with open arms and offbeat advice. (Rhoda's good-natured mother suggested she get over her heartbreak by dating her first cousin—he owned a tractor, see.)
Written with wry humor and huge personality—and tackling faith, love, family, and aging—Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing, certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead.
Journal Entry 2 by etherea at Virtual BookBox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, October 22, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (10/22/2010 UTC) at Virtual BookBox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
I'm releasing this to JennyC1230's Biography/Autobiography/Humor Virtual BookBox in hopes that someone else will enjoy this book!
This book is in the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.
Sending to Bkind2books from the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.
From JennyC1230's VBB - thanks!
I enjoyed this memoir. Rhoda has lasted through the ups and downs of her husband's mental illness for 15 yrs, but then her world turns upside down. She is in a serious car accident and then her husband leaves her - for a guy he met on gay.com. In desperation, she returns to her parent's home and rediscovers her Mennonite heritage. The writing is funny and bittersweet. Rhoda's love of her family shines through and they help her come to grips with the new normal.
Am sending this back for the next round of the Biography/Humor VBB.
Am sending this back for the next round of the Biography/Humor VBB.
Sending to JennyC1230 for the Humor/Biography Bookbox
Caught today for the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.
Looks fab -- thanks!!
Journal Entry 11 by Firegirl at In the Wild in Somewhere in the USA, -- Wild Released somewhere in USA -- USA on Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (6/2/2021 UTC) at In the Wild in Somewhere in the USA, -- Wild Released somewhere in USA -- USA
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I'm not sure when or where this was released, but it is no longer in my possession. Hopefully it'll write home soon!