![]() It's clear that writing the memoir helped her to heal, as did the return home. I know, this story sounds really depressing, but Janzen has a wonderful sense of humor woven throughout her book. In need of some serious comfort and love, she returned home to her parents' house in her hometown and her Mennonite roots. Her bipolar husband left her for a man named Bob he met on Gay.com (seriously), and she was in a terrible accident that left her with severe injuries. Shortly after turning forty, however, her world fell apart. The author grew up in a Mennonite community in California and was still close to her parents and siblings but left for a secular life in academia years ago. It was worth the wait, and I thoroughly enjoyed this warm, funny memoir. One of the nonfiction books I was excited to get to was Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen, a book I bought for myself at least five years ago (maybe longer) that has been patiently waiting on my shelf. ![]() I never found time to officially sign up for the Nonfiction November reading challenge, but I did participate in my own way and read almost entirely nonfiction last month (a rarity for me!). ![]()
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