Broken Roads, Ira Wagler
Broken Roads, Ira Wagler
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Broken Roads
Returning to My Amish Father

Author: Ira Wagler

Narrator: Ira Wagler, Kevin Stillwell

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 05/12/2020

Synopsis

In this insightful memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of Growing Up Amish tries to reconcile his father, family, and heritage after leaving his faith behind.​ In Broken Roads, Ira Wagler uses his singular voice to unapologetically, but compassionately, illuminate the inner world of the Amish community through his story of life after leaving, what feels like his inevitable return to his Amish father, and how they might mend the relationship between them before it's too late. Through difficult reunions, struggles confronted, and betrayals revisited, Wagler explores burning questions of faith and identity shared by millions, whether Amish or not. Readers may recognize themselves along these paths with Wagler, as he grapples with choices, faith, family, the past, and the future. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sharon on January 15, 2023

Ira Wagler's memoir, Broken Roads: Returning to My Amish Father, is an incredible memoir that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Wagler's first book, Growing Up Amish, was published in 2011 and Broken Roads was published in 2020. Wagler grew up Amish and left the Amish at age 26. Wagler is the 5th son of......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on April 10, 2020

An easy read for people wanting to know what happened to Ira after growing up Amish. Although Ira remembers details very well about places and times, he has a hard time connecting with his inner feelings and expressing them. At times he is vulnerable, but I would have loved to have seen more emotion......more

Goodreads review by Gideon on June 09, 2020

I find this book difficult to evaluate since Ira Wagler is my uncle (I am mentioned on page 238). I will give it a 5 star rating, however, if for no other reason than my uncle's writings help me process my own life. Though our stories differ, there are some similarities and there is even some overla......more

Quotes

A nuanced account...[Ira's] tale of restlessness looks acutely at the clash of family ties with love of freedom. The memoir is worthwhile as much for its Amish insights as for its exploration of one man's emotional turmoil, regret, and shame."
—Publishers Weekly on Growing Up Amish

In this wonderful sequel to Growing up Amish, Wagler repairs the broken roads-the endless rifts with his father and others.
With audacious candor, Wagler reveals the darkest crevice of his heart, the sensitive soul of his people, the yearning of the human spirit. He fearlessly tells the unfettered truth. Raw truth about love, empathy, sin, salvation and reconciliation. His honesty refreshes. His brilliance informs. His courage offers hope.—Donald B. Kraybill, author The Riddle of Amish Culture

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