[PDF] An Amish Girl In Manhattan eBook

Author : Torah Bontrager
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 23,40 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Amish
ISBN : 9780989420051

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"An Amish Girl in Manhattan: Escaping at Age 15, Breaking All the Rules, and Feeling Safe Again (a memoir) is the story of a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. Her departure was permanent. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into a world that didn t speak her language, wear her clothes and understand her problems. She gave up everything family, security, community in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. An Amish Girl is about the darkness she encountered navigating a foreign world alone and grappling with her demons. It's about her inner and outer quest for truth that took her all around the world. It's about her search for true freedom, love, and safety, after recurring sexual assault and Stockholm syndrome. In the end she emerges from the aftermath, from her tortured psyche, and creates a life of beauty and confidence. She wouldn't be telling her story otherwise."--Amazon.

Author : Torah Bontrager
Publisher :
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 2020-10-26
Category :
ISBN : 9780989420020

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"Torah's tale is one of immense trials followed by towering triumphs. I don't reread often, but this is a book that I will read again just to remind myself that if Torah can get through what she has, then I can, too." -- BRIAN YOUNG, Healer of the Water Monster How far would you go for freedom, love, and safety? About Torah. Torah Bontrager is 11 when she decides to leave the Amish. After four years of planning her escape, she flees in the middle of the night with only the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. Her departure is permanent. About the book. Amish Girl in Manhattan is a true crime collection of stories about a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into one that didn't speak her language, wear her clothes, and understand her problems. She gave up everything--family, security, community--in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. Branded a traitor destined for hell by the Amish, she endured repeated sexual abuse, multiple suicide attempts, and extreme poverty. In the eyes of the Amish, she deserved these things for having dared to want an education past the 8th grade and a life outside the religion. Eventually Torah graduated from one of the most elite schools in the world, Columbia University in New York City. The Amish are an insular, underserved, ethnic minority population in America who use horses and buggies for transportation, prohibit electricity, and forbid education past the 8th grade. If you have read true crime books or child abuse, sexual abuse, and religious trauma true stories like Know My Name, Educated, or You Are Your Own, then Amish Girl in Manhattan is a must-read. Each chapter is a stand-alone story.

Author : Torah Bontrager
Publisher : Know-T Publishing
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 10,89 MB
Release : 2016-11-30
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ISBN : 9780989420044

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"Torah's tale is one of immense trials followed by towering triumphs. She guides us through various moments in her life with such honesty and artistry that I felt like I was there by her side. I don't reread often, but this is a book that I will read again just to remind myself that if Torah can get through what she has, then I can, too." - BRIAN YOUNG, author of Healer of the Water Monster How far would you go for freedom, love, and safety? About Torah. Torah Bontrager is 11 when she decides to leave the Amish. After four years of planning her escape, she flees in the middle of the night with only the clothes on her back and $170 in her pocket. Her departure is permanent. About the book. Amish Girl in Manhattan is a true crime collection of stories about a girl whose childhood was so crushing that she literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15, without telling anyone goodbye. She left the only world she had ever known, crash-landing into one that didn't speak her language, wear her clothes, and understand her problems. She gave up everything-family, security, community-in the hopes that one day her dreams might come true. Branded a traitor destined for hell by the Amish, she endured repeated sexual abuse, multiple suicide attempts, and extreme poverty. In the eyes of the Amish, she deserved these things for having dared to want an education past the 8th grade and a life outside the religion. Eventually Torah graduated from one of the most elite schools in the world, Columbia University in New York City. The Amish are an insular, underserved, ethnic minority population in America who use horses and buggies for transportation, prohibit electricity, and forbid education past the 8th grade. If you have read true crime books or child abuse, sexual abuse, and religious trauma true stories like Know My Name, Educated, or You Are Your Own, then Amish Girl in Manhattan is a must-read. Each chapter is a stand-alone story.

Author : Torah Bontrager
Publisher :
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2019-05-26
Category :
ISBN : 9780989420075

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True life story of an Amish girl who literally escaped in the middle of the night at age 15. She is the first Amish escapee to graduate from an Ivy League university.

Author : Samantha Price
Publisher : Samantha Price
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2024-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Stephanie, a troubled English teenager, is sent to stay with the Grabers. Megan, another foster girl, tries to help Stephanie fix one of her mistakes. Will Megan realize the risks before it's too late? What will Gretchen Graber do when she discovers Stephanie is hiding more than one secret?

Author : J.E.B. Spredemann
Publisher : Blessed Publishing
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 44,9 MB
Release : 2014-02-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Amish Girls Series - Volume 2 (Books 5-8) Includes books: Annie's Decision, Abigail's Triumph, Brooke's Quest, and Leah's Legacy Transport yourself to Amish Paradise in FOUR coming-of-age stories. Annie, Abigail, Brooke, and Leah learn about life, love, faith, and friendship in this inspiring series that is sure to touch hearts young and old. Book 5 - Annie Yoder has always dreamed of meeting an Englisch girl her own age, so when she sees an advertisement for Amish pen pals in the local paper, she begs her folks to allow her to participate. Annie quickly learns there are exciting new things in the Englisch world and she finds herself drawn to the forbidden. Will Annie's verboten desires lead her away from her people? Annie isn't the only one in a Valley of Decision. Jonathan Fisher's Rumspringa may cost him more than he bargained for. Will his foolishness change the course of his life forever?Book 6 - Tragedy in the small Amish community of Paradise leaves one family reeling. In order to survive, Abigail Lapp and her siblings must rely on the compassion of their friends and neighbors. Abigail finds forgiveness difficult and painful, but she learns to trust God. Could He turn her unfathomable tragedy into triumph? Book 7 - When Brooke Spencer visits Paradise, Pennsylvania on summer vacation, she's hoping some handsome young Amish man will sweep her off her feet. But when she meets Seth Weaver, she doesn't expect it to happen literally! Will Brooke and Seth be able to make a long-distance relationship work? And could Seth Weaver hold the key to something she's really searching for - true love? Book 8 - Leah Weaver is torn. She enjoys her Amish life and helping out with her folks' bed 'n breakfast, but she can't help but feel she's missing out on all the Englisch life has to offer. When Benjamin Schrock comes to town, Leah can't deny her attraction to him. But will a life with Benjamin bring discontentment or will Leah find something...or Someone...greater to live for? Inspirational Teen/YA Fiction 580 pages

Author : Samantha Jillian Bayarr
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2015-12-30
Category : Amish
ISBN : 9780692611937

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At the tender age of ten, Amelia is orphaned when her parents are murdered because of a crime they were accused of committing during their rumsrpinga. When she grows up and returns to her childhood home, strange and frightening events warn that she will soon become a victim of the same fate if she is unsuccessful in solving the crime even the authorities couldn't solve. The secret she uncovers beneath the decaying floorboards of her dilapidated home makes her wish she'd never returned... and her parents are too dead to give her an explanation. This book, like all other books by Samantha Bayarr, is a clean read. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: While this novel is set against the backdrop of an Amish community, the characters and the names of the community are fictional. There is no intended resemblance between the characters in this book or the setting, and any real members of any Amish or Mennonite community. As with any work of fiction, I've taken license in some areas of research as a means of creating the necessary circumstances for my characters and setting. It is completely impossible to be accurate in details and descriptions, since every community differs, and such a setting would destroy the fictional quality of entertainment this book serves to present. Any inaccuracies in the Amish and Mennonite lifestyles portrayed in this book are completely due to fictional license. Please keep in mind that this book is meant for fictional, entertainment purposes only, and is not written as a text book on the Amish.

Author : Samantha Price
Publisher : Samantha Price
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2024-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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In the run-up to Christmas, Elizabeth wasn't focused on love. That changed when she met Joseph, a newcomer to her Amish community. Her growing feelings for Joseph confirmed her decision to stay with her Amish foster parents after turning eighteen. She dreamed of marriage and children, but a chance encounter with a stranger turned her life upside down.