I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby

I Am Hutterite is the story of Mary-Ann Kirkby and her Hutterite heritage. It tells the story of her grandparents and parents and their lives within the colony. I was familiar with the Amish and Mennonites, however, I had never heard of the Hutterites, so I was interested in learning more. The beginning of the book gives very good insight as to how the colonies are run and the duties of individual colony members. I would have to say that this was the most interesting part of the book for me. For the most part, it did not keep my attention and it took me a good four months to read this book. I did appreciate reading about Mary-Ann's struggle to assimilate in the English world. I felt for her as she tried to have some form of normalcy at school. Other than the history and reading about their life after leaving the colony, I would have to say the rest of the book was mundane.

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