{"product_id":"crossing-over-one-womans-escape-from-amish-life-9780060529925","title":"Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA work \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e called ଯving and life-affirming, Crossing Over is the true story of one woman's extraordinary flight from the protected world of the Amish people to the chaos of contemporary life\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Irene Garrett was the fifth of seven children raised in Kalona, Iowa, as a member of a strict Old Order Amish community. She was brought up in a world filled with rigid rules and intense secrecy, in an environment where the dress, buggies, codes of conduct, and way of life differed even from other Amish societies only 100 miles away. This Old Order community actively avoided all interaction with ೨e Englishߜ'96 everyone who lived on the outside. As a result, Ruth knew only one way of life, and one way of doing things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling narrative takes us inside a hidden community, offering a striking look as one woman comes to terms with her discontent and ultimately leaves her family, faith and the sheltered world of her childhood. Unsatisfied, she bravely crosses over to contemporary life to fully explore the foreign and frightening reality in hope of better understanding her emotional and spiritual desires. What emerges is a powerful tale of one woman's search for meaning and the extraordinary lessons she learns along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060529925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.36w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2002 pg. 1748\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ruth Irene Garrett, Rick Farrant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916707598517,"sku":"9780060529925","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_97bfacb5-5861-4a76-82d4-1a9f936c2875.jpg?v=1687269116","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crossing-over-one-womans-escape-from-amish-life-9780060529925","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}