内容简介
Thatrarecoming-of-agestoryabletoblendthedarkwiththeuplifting,IrmaVothfollowsayoungMennonitewoman,vulnerableyetwisebeyondheryears,whocarriesaterriblefamilysecretwithheronaremarkablejourneytosurvivalandredemption.Nineteen-year-oldIrmalivesinaruralMennonitecommunityinMexico.ShehasalreadybeencastoutofherfamilyformarryingayoungMexicanne’er-do-wellshebarelyknows,althoughsheremainsclosetoherrebelliousyoungersisterandyearnsforthelostintimacywithhermother.Withahusbandwhoproveselusiveandoftenabsent,apunishingfather,andafaithinGoddamagedbeyondrepair,Irmaappearstrappedinanuntenableanddesperatesituation.WhenacelebratedMexicanfilmmakerandhiscrewarrivefromMexicoCitytomakeamovieabouttheinsularcommunityinwhichshewasraised,Irmaisimmediatelydrawntotheoutsidersandissoonhiredasatranslatorontheset.Butherfather,intractableanddomineering,isdeterminedtodestroythefilmandgetridoftheinterlopers.HisactionsetsIrmaonanirrevocablepathtowardsomethingthatfeelslikefreedom.Anovelofgreathumanity,writtenwithdrywit,edgyhumor,andemotionalpoignancy,IrmaVothisthepowerfulstoryofayoungwoman’squesttodiscoverallthatshemaybecomeintheunexpectedlyrichandconfoundingworldthatliesbeyondthestifling,observantcommunitysheknows.
作者简介
AndreaBuchananisthemotherofadaughterandason,bothofwhomareequallydaring.Beforeshewasawriter,shewasapianistwhoonceperformedasoloconcertatCarnegieHall'sWeillRecitalHall.Thisisherfifthbook.MiriamPeskowitzisthemotheroftwogirls,includinganeight-year-oldwhoclimbstreesandleadsspymissionsinthebackyard.Shehasbeenacampcounselor,anhistorian,ablogger,amusician,aprofessor,andistheauthorofseveralbooks,includingTheTruthBehindtheMommyWars.