![]() Until recently, she was the coordinator for the German department and Europeans Studies at Amherst College.įor more information, call 80 or .us. ![]() ![]() She has published short stories and essays, including in "Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women" (1997) and in "Vermont Voices III: An Anthology of Vermont Writers" (1999). Eloquently told, "Why I Left the Amish" is a revealing portrait of life within - and without - this frequently misunderstood community At age twenty, Saloma Miller left behind her. ![]() In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Read Bonnet Strings An Amish Womans Ties to Two Worlds by Saloma Miller Furlong available from Rakuten Kobo. Now a mother with grown children of her own, Furlong recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s frustration and the austere traditions of the Amish - traditions Furlong struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. ![]()
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