Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

by Rhoda Janzen | Biographies & Memoirs |
ISBN: 0805092250 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingethereawing of Little Rock, Arkansas USA on 10/22/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by wingethereawing from Little Rock, Arkansas USA on Friday, October 22, 2010
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.

Journal Entry 2 by wingethereawing 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

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I'm releasing this to JennyC1230's Biography/Autobiography/Humor Virtual BookBox in hopes that someone else will enjoy this book!

Journal Entry 3 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Journal Entry 4 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sending to Bkind2books from the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.

Journal Entry 5 by wingBkind2bookswing at Clarksville, Tennessee USA on Tuesday, November 9, 2010
From JennyC1230's VBB - thanks!

Journal Entry 6 by wingBkind2bookswing at Clarksville, Tennessee USA on Friday, May 6, 2011
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.

Journal Entry 7 by wingBkind2bookswing at Clarksville, Tennessee USA on Friday, May 13, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (5/13/2011 UTC) at Clarksville, Tennessee USA

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Sending to JennyC1230 for the Humor/Biography Bookbox

Journal Entry 8 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Journal Entry 9 by JennyC1230 at Woodstock, Georgia USA on Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sending to Firegirl from the Virtual Biography/Auto-Biography/Humor Bookbox.

Enjoy the books!

Journal Entry 10 by Firegirl at Albuquerque, New Mexico USA on Thursday, June 2, 2011
Looks fab -- thanks!!

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!

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