Worthless Boy: A Memoir
$14.95
Orva Schrock was born and raised Amish. He left that tradition to make his own way in the forbidden "English" world when he was 18.
This is a fast-paced and deeply felt story of his struggles to get along with his short-tempered Amish preacher father and to make sense of the seemingly impossible maze of mixed signals and demands, commands, and reprimands he encountered along the way. He never settled for the easy way out.
His story is, by turn, painful and hopeful and ultimately healing. Along the way, he examines and comments on the pain of a disturbed childhood and his misgivings about the religious indoctrination that was a dominant feature of his early training and of his emotional life.
He is deeply critical of abusive child-rearing practices and the crazy-making religion of literal fundamentalist beliefs. This book is a celebration of freedom for one and all and of triumph over tyranny.
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About the Author:
Orva is a retired business man. He lives in Northern Indiana, USA, on a small private nature preserve with his wife and best friend, Jenny, and his other two best friends, Lizzie, the Australian Shepherd, and Bella, the Boston Terrier. He's glad to hear from folks at otsclu@msn.com.
