I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby published by Thomas Nelson Publishers is a true story of a woman tracing back her roots to life on a Hutterite Colony in Manitoba. As someone that lives close to where the story takes place I have always been curious about what takes place on a Hutterite colony. There seems to be many misconceptions of who they are and what there values are. In "I Am Hutterite", Mary-Ann Kirkby sheds some light on this mystery . As she chronicles her life on the colony you get a glimpse into what it was like, this book is not about getting the dirt on the Hutterites but about revealing an uncommon lifestyle of simplicity. After reading I have a greater appreciation for the life style they aim to lead with many principles that we could stand to learn from in common society.
This book is less of a documentary and more of a well written story that takes you on a journey into the colony as if you were there. The only difficulty I found reading this story is trying to remember who all the characters are in the book as there are many (not to the fault of the author). But the further you read the more interesting the story gets and the more the characters come together.
I recommend reading this book simply because you learn about a whole different culture living just a short distance away and that the lives of those living there have the same joys and tragedies that we all share as the human race.
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