![]() ![]() She suggests that Rhoda get over her broken heart by dating her first cousin, who is an excellent catch because he owns a tractor. Her eccentric mother is an especially wonderful element here, as she is un-endingly optimistic and a good sport when Rhoda teases her (hilariously). 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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