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Author Funk, Carla, 1974- author.

Title Mennonite valley girl : a wayward coming of age / Carla Funk.

Publication Info. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, [2021]
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Description ix, 282 pages ; 23 cm
Form Issued also in electronic formats.
Summary "A funny and whip-smart memoir about a feisty young woman's quest for independence in an isolated Mennonite community. Carla Funk is a teenager with her hands on the church piano keys and her feet edging ever closer to the flames. Coming of age in a remote and forested valley--a place rich in Mennonites, loggers, and dutiful wives who submit to their husbands--she knows her destiny is to marry, have babies, and join the church ladies' sewing circle. But she feels an increasing urge to push the limits of her religion and the small town that cannot contain her desires for much longer. -Teenage (Mennonite) angst at its finest: Carla questions the patriarchal norms of Mennonite society and yearns to break free. She'll start by lighting her driveway on fire .... -A family story: the perfect gift for mothers, daughters, sisters, and fathers and sons. -Pitch-perfect 1980s nostalgia: remember Jordache jeans? -For readers of Miriam Toews: heart wrenching and humorous descriptions of Mennonite life. At once a coming-of-age story, a contemplation on meaning, morality, and destiny, and a hilarious time capsule of 1980s adolescence, Mennonite Valley Girl offers the best kind of escapist reading for anyone who loves small towns, or who was lucky enough to grow up in one."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Flashlight tag -- The kingdom -- Namesake -- It only takes a spark -- The changeroom -- The red apron -- Before and after -- Baby, baby -- Hippocampus -- A brief history of Mennonite dance -- Small town limits -- Holding the flame -- Hello -- Slender silhouettes -- Mixtape -- The news from here -- Drive -- One foot in the fire -- Is this love? : a quiz -- Clearing trails -- Every shadow in the valley.
Subject Funk, Carla, 1974- -- Childhood and youth.
Mennonites -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof -- Biography.
Mennonite women -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof -- Biography.
Mennonite authors -- Canada -- Biography.
Coming of age -- British Columbia -- Vanderhoof -- Case studies.
Vanderhoof (B.C.) -- Biography.
Coming of age. (OCoLC)fst01763769
Mennonite authors. (OCoLC)fst01016169
Mennonite women. (OCoLC)fst01016178
Mennonites. (OCoLC)fst01016181
British Columbia -- Vanderhoof. (OCoLC)fst01232027
Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
Genre/Form Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Autobiographies.
Other Form: Online version: Funk, Carla, 1974- Mennonite valley girl. Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, 2021 1771645164 9781771645164 (OCoLC)1253682254
ISBN 9781771645157 (hardcover)
1771645156 (hardcover)
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