A Young Wife’s Tale

I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirby is an intriguing story of Ms. Kirby’s life growing up in a Canadian Hutterite colony, and her parents difficult decision to leave their way of life, taking their seven children with them. Hutterites are somewhat similar to the Amish, with strict rules about dress and modern things such as television and radio, but they are different in that they share everything. Members do not earn money for themselves. They live together as members of the early Christian church did.

Here are some reviews of books I’ve recently read.

A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen Kingsbury – A nice read for people with chronic illness, because so few love stories feature young people with a chronic illness. There were some cheesy love lines, and it was predictable, but the picture of sacrificial love was beautiful. It reminded me of A Walk to Remember.