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A work Booklist called ?ving 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 . Ruth 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 ?e English?'96 everyone who lived on the outside. As a result, Ruth knew only one way of life, and one way of doing things. This 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...

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Author

Garrett, Ruth Irene

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780883474723

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Christian, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.17 / 5 (843 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14