Interesting Peek

Growing up, I'd seen Mennonites occasionally at agriculture events, but didn't know any personally. They were such an enigma--the men with their unique hairstyles and the women with their caps and ditsy print dresses. I was intrigued to learn more. And I did. Isn't it the way that when someone seems foreign to us, we cease to think they might be a lot like we are? This book laid all of that to rest, and I now look at Mennonite folks with much less presupposition. You'll learn from the back cover that the author's husband leaves her after fifteen years (for a man), and she had a bad car accident the same week. Yikes. This necessitated her return to her family for healing (of all kinds). If you like delving into other cultures, give this one a try. In the midst of her pathos, there's humor and hope.