I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage. This item is unavailable.
Language: English
Published by Thomas Nelson Inc, 2010
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- Title
- I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
- Author
- Kirkby, Mary-ann
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Inc
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 084994810X
- ISBN 13
- 9780849948107
“Your mother and father are running away," said a voice piercing the warm air. I froze and turned toward home. To a Hutterite, nothing is more shameful than that word, running away,Weglaufen...”
In 1969, Ann-Marie’s parents did the unthinkable. They left a Hutterite colony in Canada with seven children, and little else, to start a new life. Overnight, the family was thrust into a society they did not understand and which knew little of their unique culture. The transition was overwhelming. Desperate to be accepted, ten-year-old Ann-Marie was forced to deny her heritage in order to fit in with her peers. I Am Hutterite chronicles her quest to reinvent herself as she comes to terms with the painful circumstances that led her family to leave community life. Rich with memorable characters and vivid descriptions, this ground-breaking narrative shines a light on intolerance, illuminating the simple truth that beneath every human exterior beats a heart longing for understanding and acceptance.
“A superb memoir . . . this has the makings of a prairie classic.”
--AWARD JURY, SASK BOOK AWARDS
“Honest, strong, clear, direct, it opens the door on what has been for so many of us a completely closed world.”
--WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
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About the Author
Mary-Ann Kirkby spent her childhood in a Hutterite colony in Canada. Without warning her parents uprooted their 7 children to begin a new life in the outside world. Mary-Ann's difficult transition into popular culture led her to an award-winning career in television as a gifted storyteller.
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