Author Book Talk: Saloma Furlong
When Saloma Miller Furlong's father dies during her first semester at Smith College, she returns to the Amish community she had left twenty-four years earlier to attend his funeral. Her journey h ome prompts a flood of memories.
In this personal and moving memoir, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. Eloquently told, Why I Left the Amish is a revealing a life within - and without - this frequently misunderstood community.
~ Copies of Why I Left the Amish will be available for purchase
~ Light refreshments will be served
Date and Time
Monday Oct 3, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Monday, October 3rd
7 - 9 pm
Location
Geneva Public Library
Reading Room
Contact Information
For more information, please visit http://genevapubliclibrary.net/adult
Printed courtesy of flxchamber.com/ – Contact the Finger Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce for more information.
One Franklin Square, Suite 202, Geneva, NY 14456 – (315) 789-1776 – info@flxchamber.com