Articles : On My Desk by Springer Mock
Oct. 31, 2011 issue
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‘Ideal’ marriage that wasn’t
On my desk is The “Ideal” Couple: The Shadow Side of a Marriage, by Marilyn J. Minter Wolgemuth and J. Carl Wolgemuth, published by DreamSeeker Books, 2011, 126 pages, $14.95.
This memoir traces the Wolgemuths’ life together, showing that the difference between image and reality can be extraordinary, and extraordinarily painful.
Oct. 10, 2011 issue
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An extraordinary character
On my desk is Irma Voth, by Miriam Toews, published by Random House, 2011, 255 pages, $23.99.
July 11, 2011 issue
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Memoir reveals Hutterite life
On my desk is I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirkby, published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tenn., 2010, 232 pages, $19.99.
Feb. 28, 2011 issue
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Martyr ‘sacred text’ inspires
On my desk is Tongue Screws and Testimonies: Poems, Stories and Essays Inspired by the Martyrs Mirror, edited by Kirsten Eve Beachy, published by Herald Press, 2010, 309 pages, $16.99.
Nov. 8, 2010 issue
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Amish aunt’s poetic voice
On my desk is Miracle Temple by Esther Yoder Stenson, published by Cascadia, Telford, Pa., 2009, 120 pages, $12.95.
Sept. 20, 2010 issue
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To be hidden, to be known
On my desk is This Hidden Thing by Dora Dueck, published by Canadian Mennonite University Press, Winnipeg, 2010, 327 pages, $19.50.
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