
Runaway Amish Girl
The Great Escape
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Narrated by:
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Amy Melissa Bentley
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By:
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Emma Gingerich
Growing up Amish and leaving the fold, Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Missouri, at the age of 18. Her memoir Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape captivates even the timid listener. Disagreeing with the beliefs of Amish traditions and upbringing, the pressure became too much for her to bear. Forced to make a personal decision, Emma found the courage to leave the only life she had ever known. She had no idea the emotional turmoil she'd inflict on her family and friends. The emotional reactions of her parents, brothers, and sisters, were gut-wrenching. Considered no longer a daughter or a sister, temporarily exiled, Emma found a way to be free. Education became her priority as she found her place in the "English" world. This true story is a rare glimpse into the life of a brave young woman.
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What a strong woman.
The nararrator is also perfectly matched to the work.
NOT the picture painted in the romance novels....
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As for the story itself, it's a window into another world, but it's a narrow window because it reflects only the author's perspective. As many details as she shares about her family's Amish culture and day-to-day life, she doesn't seem to understand that life at all. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand. It would be like me writing a book revealing the culture of Southern Baptist Christians. Now that I'm not longer a follower of those doctrines and no longer participate in that culture, it seems odd and wrong. This is how Emma depicts her family culture...from the outside in. Even when she lived with her family, she felt like an outsider, and that is compounded the more years she spends in the English world.
The writing itself is just okay. The story is disjointed at times; it seems to lack a narrative thread beyond "Here is the next thing that happened." Some of the anecdotes are out of place or just unnecessary to the central narrative of Emma's feelings of isolation and oppression, which drove her to run away. Then, some of the more frightening experiences are layed out as examples of the oppression and limitations of Amish culture without any true connection to the greater lessons she learns along the way. Maybe it's her language barrier, but even in moments where she's expressing her inner thoughts and feelings, she doesn't fully connect to that emotion in her writing. She comes off as superficial.
Overall, it was interesting and a story worth hearing, but it's not one of the better memoirs I've read.
I wish the author had read this herself
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Narrator spoke very well and pleasantly
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great autobiography! so informative!!
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Very sad. Very happy for Emma!
Good story
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while I respect the Amish for their strength and their values I just can't understand some of the rules and regulations they set on their people. It seems like any conveniences they have were put in place to make things easier for the men... women are ranked just one step above a dog but less important than cattle.
Runaway
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Thank you
Delightful Book
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