Broken Roads
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
In the follow-up to Growing Up Amish, New York Times bestselling author Ira Wagler narrates his journey of forgiveness and reconciliation with his Amish family and heritage.
Ira Wagler Books
Ira Wagler's writing delves into the profound internal conflict of an individual caught between the restrictive traditions of an Old Order Amish upbringing and the allure of the outside world. His narrative explores the deep-seated fear of eternal damnation associated with abandoning one's heritage, juxtaposed with the yearning for freedom and the vast possibilities of a different life. Wagler's prose offers a compelling look at the struggle for self-determination and the complex journey of finding one's true path, marked by repeated departures and returns before a final, decisive break.
Ira Wagler was born in 1961, the ninth of a Canadian Amish couple's eleven children. At seventeen, in the dark of night, he left the religious settlement, but it was only nine years later that he finally left the church for good. His favorite Bible verse is from Psalm 34: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." In this new memoir, he tells what it was like growing up Old World Amish and what it felt like leaving it for a strange new world. Far more than picturesque; Growing Up Amish conveys one man's heartfelt experience.
