A Little Book of Mormon (and Not So Mormon) Stories Review
A Little Book of Mormon (and Not So Mormon) Stories Overview
From the Author of Hippie Boy: A Girl's StoryAs a young Mormon girl, Ingrid fantasized about her real family--the Osmonds --who would soon rescue her from the drudgery of daily home church sessions, embarrassing trips to the church welfare office and the explosive clashes between her intensely devout Mormon mother and absent, excommunicated dad.
In this collection of poignant, humorous and insightful stories, Ingrid takes readers into a childhood where caffeine is evil, Satan comes out at midnight, Native Americans are believed to be descendants of an ancient prophet, and turning eight--at least from her viewpoint--means a life marred by guilt and once-a-month starvation.
The stories follow Ingrid into her teenage years, when she accompanies her Austrian mother on a mental hospital rescue mission, battles her way through the humiliation of banned sex-ed classes and restricted dating, and escapes her religious home life by spending summers hustling tools with her freewheeling dad. Through her journey--which includes liquor-filled chocolate relationship building with her European grandmother and a disastrous stint as an East Coast nanny --Ingrid finds her voice, claims her own spiritual beliefs, and learns to embrace her parents for who they are.
In this collection of poignant, humorous and insightful stories, Ingrid takes readers into a childhood where caffeine is evil, Satan comes out at midnight, Native Americans are believed to be descendants of an ancient prophet, and turning eight--at least from her viewpoint--means a life marred by guilt and once-a-month starvation.
The stories follow Ingrid into her teenage years, when she accompanies her Austrian mother on a mental hospital rescue mission, battles her way through the humiliation of banned sex-ed classes and restricted dating, and escapes her religious home life by spending summers hustling tools with her freewheeling dad. Through her journey--which includes liquor-filled chocolate relationship building with her European grandmother and a disastrous stint as an East Coast nanny --Ingrid finds her voice, claims her own spiritual beliefs, and learns to embrace her parents for who they are.
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