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Book Review of Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life

Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life
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This short biography discusses how the protagonist left life among the Amish (the only life she knew) to be with the man she loved. The book discusses what it was like for this woman to be abandoned by her family and community, as well as the difference between the religious ordinances/conformity among the Amish and the spirituality this woman was allowed to explore when she left the Amish.