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Marie Black
The author was born and raised Amish in central Indiana. Life in the Amish community may be fascinating to the out side world, but in reality it’s a harsh life because there are not modern convince...view moreThe author was born and raised Amish in central Indiana. Life in the Amish community may be fascinating to the out side world, but in reality it’s a harsh life because there are not modern convinces such as electricity etc. There is no education beyond the eighth grade because if the youth were allowed to continue their education the church would lose control and they would leave the faith.
As a child she saw how her dad struggled to make ends meet because his education stopped at the eighth grade. She also knew her fate would be the same if she remained Amish. The author moved to Arizona in her late teens and eventually went to college and graduate with honors without a high school diploma. How did she accomplish this? She had to think out side the box. She wouldn’t recommend this idea because it’s by no means an easy task when you don’t have the basic educational foundation needed for college. Her next goal was an MLS degree and work in the Library of Congress. This however, was beyond her reach she explains why in her book.
She met a young man in church and was warned he’s not for you. Did she listen? Had she listened she could have saved herself a lot of heart ache in the future. She knows what it must have felt like for the Jewish mothers during World War II when their babies were ripped from their arms. The same thing happened to her on a busy highway when the police ripped her son away from her and informed her you fight and you will go to jail.
The author is thankful for her strong religious back ground because otherwise she wouldn’t have survived the messy divorce or life’s other problems.view less