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I am Hutterite : the fascinating true story of a young woman's journey to reclaim her heritage / Mary-Ann Kirkby ; [foreword by Arvel Gray].

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From the Publisher: A Fascinating journey into the heart and culture of a reclusive religious community. I Am Hutterite takes readers into the hidden heart of the little-known Hutterite colony in southern Manitoba where author Mary-Ann Kirkby spent her childhood. When she was ten years old her parents packed up their seven children and a handful of possessions and left the security of the colony to start a new life. Overnight they were thrust into a world they didn't understand, a world that did not understand them. Before she left the colony Mary-Ann had never tasted macaroni and cheese or ridden a bike. She had never heard of Walt Disney or rock-and-roll. She was forced to reinvent herself, denying her heritage to fit in with her peers. With great humor, Kirkby describes how she adapted to popular culture; and with raw honesty her family's deep sense of loss for their community. More than a history lesson, I Am Hutterite is a powerful tale of retracing steps and underst

Record details

ISBN: 9780849948107
ISBN: 084994810X
Physical Description: xxiii, 245 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 22 cm
Edition: [Updated edition].
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes "A short history of the Hutterites". Includes recipe for Hutterite sucre pie.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Arvel Gray -- Short history of the Hutterites -- Prologue -- 1: He's mine!: Der g"hort Mein! -- 2: Wedding: die hochzeit -- 3: You be the good one: du sei der gute -- 4: Tea bags and sugar lumps -- 5: Renie -- 6: Teacher: die teacherin -- 7: Secret flowerpot -- 8: Running away: weglaufen -- 9: Our year at Dahl's farm -- 10: Rogers' farm -- 11: Place of our own in Plum Coulee/Winkler -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Family tree -- Hutterisch: Hutterite language glossary -- Bibliography -- Hutterite Sucre pie.