![]() Some years after the book was published, I began asking myself why I had omitted the abuse I had endured at the hands of my mother (Mem). I had written then about the abuse I had endured at the hands of my paternal grandmother, my father, and my older brother. When my contract with the publisher ended in January 2021, I chose not to renew it. However, some years after launching the book, I began wishing I could take Why I Left the Amish off the market because of my changing perspective. ![]() It had taken me seventeen years, starting from the time I first began writing down stories about my Amish childhood, until the book was finally published. Back then I was ecstatic about having that book published. My perspective about my childhood experiences has evolved and changed in the years since my first book, Why I Left the Amish, was published in 2011. ![]() In childhood there are frequently irreconcilable conflicts between loyalty to our parents and being true to our own selves. ![]()
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