Pre-Owned Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home (Paperback) 0805092250 9780805092257

It is rare that I literally laugh out loud while I m reading but Janzen s voice--singular deadpan sharp-witted and honest--slayed me. --Elizabeth Gilbert author of Eat Pray Love Not long after Rhoda Janzen turned forty her world turned upside down. It was bad enough that her husband of fifteen years left her for Bob a guy he met on Gay.com but that same week a car accident left her injured. Needing a place to rest and pick up the pieces of her life Rhoda packed her bags crossed the country and returned to her quirky Mennonite family s home where she was welcomed back with open arms and offbeat advice. (Rhoda s good-natured mother suggested she get over her heartbreak by dating her first cousin--he owned a tractor see.) Written with wry humor and huge personality--and tackling faith love family and aging-- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead. Contributor: Rhoda Janzen