Runaway Amish Girl (By: Emma Gingerich)

"Growing up Amish and leaving the fold, Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Missouri, at the age of eighteen. Her memoir, Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape, captivates even the timid reader.

Disagreeing with the beliefs of Amish traditions and upbringing, the pressure became too much for her to bear. Forced to make a personal decision, Emma found the courage to leave the only life she had ever known.

She had no idea the emotional turmoil she'd inflict on her family and friends. The emotional reaction of her parents, brothers and sisters, are gut wrenching. Considered no longer a daughter and a sister, temporarily exiled, Emma finds a way to be free. Education becomes her priority as she finds her place in this "English" world.

This true story is a rare glimpse into the life of a brave young woman - Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape."

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About the Author:

Emma Gingerich reached the age of 15 without ever having used a computer or talked on a telephone. She never studied history or geography; for her, the earth was still flat. The life she faced, she said, would be simple: a minimal education, which stopped at eighth grade, and little contact with those outside her immediate community. Her purpose in life, she said, would be to raise children and continue the static traditions that were passed down to her from previous generations in the Amish culture.

But just as Gingerich's life seemed to be predetermined, she said that the seeds of knowledge and a different life began to grow in her mind. While other American girls her age may have anticipated proms or getting their driver's license, Gingerich said she began planning to flee from a life she had not chosen and didn't want.

Gingerich fled in 2006 at the age of 18, leading her across the country to a family in Harlingen.

Now 23, Gingerich has earned an associate's degree from Texas State Technical College in Harlingen, and is currently attending Tarleton State University in Stephenville, where she is majoring in agricultural science. She has written a still-unpublished book about her Amish upbringing. "My Life and Secrets: Amish Runaway Girl."

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