Rhoda Janzen - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

At 43, Rhoda Janzen's life suddenly explodes all around her. Not only has she barely survived a debilitating car crash, but her husband of 15 years has left her for a man he found on the Internet, leaving her to struggle with a mortgage she can't afford. And so she goes back to live with her parents, a deeply religious couple living in the surreally abstemious culture of the Mennonites. It's a culture that Janzen had abandoned years ago, but she finds its conservatism, practicality, and spirituality oddly comforting in her time of need. Written with a breezy, wonderfully self-deprecating voice, MENNONITE IN A BLACK DRESS is a delightful memoir, so odd and hilarious that it deserves to be a film one day. Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 100 Best Books of 2009.

Key Information
Authors		Rhoda Janzen
Nonfiction Category		Biography & Autobiography
Professional Reviews
		Miami Herald: "[A] spirited, fascinating memoir about rediscovering belief....Janzen's story reminds us what a beautiful gift our past can be."
Book Editions
		Hardcover241October 13, 2009Henry Holt & Co8.5"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.8 lbs.9780805089257