Genre: Adult, Amish, Memoir
Source: I received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
Ira Wagler left
his Amish background. This is something he did with lots of thought. For those
who are not familiar with the Amish, leaving results in shunning. Essentially
there is not much interaction between the family and the child who has decided
to leave. This doesn’t mean they can’t
visit. The family always holds out hope that the one who left will come to
their senses and return to their faith.
In this second
book by Ira we get what I believe is a deeper look into his life after leaving.
It begins with his reason for telling this story. On this occasion, he is
preparing to go back home because his father is dying. He wasn’t the only one
who left. He is representing those
siblings who left and can’t go back. He would go back to visit his family.
There was always an admonishment to come. The title is very appropriate.
Through the book, we see how the path he traveled through life was like a broken
road. Through sharing his life with the public we see that no matter what our
path looks like, no matter how broken it is, there is always hope. He shared
both the good and bad decisions he made. He showed how far he strayed and how
God always led him back. This is not a
book that is written in a strict chronological order. It felt more like sitting
and having a conversation with the author where he shares stories as one thing
connects to another. I read this in just
a couple of hours. I didn’t want to put it down.
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