Outside of Paradise: Growing Up Amish
A Amish book. This book was of interest to me in that the author grew up near Lancaster,...
Introduction by Don Yoder, PhD J. B. Fisher grew up in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression and World War II. His memoir presents a unique story of coming-of-age in that time and place. Beginning with his parents' marriage in 1919 and chronicling his childhood, school years, and stormy adolescence, the author presents a riveting saga that brings him back to his roots after working as a teacher and coach at a prep school in Hawaii. Outside of Paradise: Growing Up Amish is a distinctive and thoroughly rewarding reading experience, running the gamut from laugh-out-loud comedy to cry-a-bit tragedy, at all times celebrating the triumph of the human spirit. "Outside of Paradise" shines an autobiographical light on a winsome protagonist on whose side the reader stays to the end. As an Amish memoir, it marches right to the head of the procession for its truth, its frankness, and its sympathetic yet no-holds-barred approach to describing what it meant to grow up Amish. - Don Yoder,...
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This book was of interest to me in that the author grew up near Lancaster, PA which is where I have lived my whole life. This book is not for the faint of heart because it tells all, "the good, the bad and the ugly"! By his own admission, the author says, "This book of memories started out as an angry letter to family and community..."...
