Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity
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The Glass Castle meets Educated
When Alice Greczyn’s parents felt called by God to exchange worldly employment for heavenly provision, they followed their faith into homelessness with five children and a cat in tow. Homeschooled and avowed never to kiss a man until her wedding day, Alice had plans to escape the instability by becoming a missionary nurse—plans that were put on hold with the opening of an unexpected door: the opportunity to be an actress in Hollywood. What followed was a test of faith unlike any she had prepared for, an arranged betrothal she never saw coming, and a psychological shattering that forced her to learn how to survive without the only framework for life she had ever known.
This unique coming-of-age story takes place within a Christian subculture that teaches children to be martyrs and women to be silent. Revelatory, vulnerable, and offering catharsis for your own journey through faith and doubt, Wayward is a deeply intelligent memoir of soul-searching—and finding the courage to live in your own truth.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I had the pleasure of hearing the writer speak at a Clubhouse session about purity culture and decided to look for this book.
As I read, I found myself questioning my own childhood perceptions and what I too might have thought to be true but perhaps no longer works for me.
This is a book of tremendous pain but also compassion, its the story of someone who struggled to find her way. I'm so pleased she did.1 person found this helpful