Irma Voth: a novel
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This novel follows a young Mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable journey to survival and redemption. Nineteen-year-old Irma lives in a rural Mennonite community in Mexico. She has already been cast out of her family for marrying a young Mexican ne'er-do-well she barely knows, although she remains close to her rebellious younger sister and yearns for the lost intimacy with her mother. With a husband who proves elusive and often absent, a punishing father, and a faith in God damaged beyond repair, Irma appears trapped in an untenable and desperate situation. When a celebrated Mexican filmmaker and his crew arrive from Mexico City to make a movie about the insular community in which she was raised, Irma is immediately drawn to the outsiders and is soon hired as a translator on the set. But her father, intractable and domineering, is determined to destroy the film and get rid of the interlopers. His action sets Irma on an irrevocable path toward something that feels like freedom. This is the powerful story of a young woman's quest to discover all that she may become in the unexpectedly rich and confounding world that lies beyond the stifling, observant community she knows.
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Dysfunctional families
Dysfunctional families -- Mexico -- Fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Mexico -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Mennonites
Mennonites -- Mexico -- Fiction
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Teenage girls
Teenage girls -- Mexico -- Fiction
Young women
Young women -- Mexico -- Fiction
Dysfunctional families -- Mexico -- Fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Mexico -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Mennonites
Mennonites -- Mexico -- Fiction
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Teenage girls
Teenage girls -- Mexico -- Fiction
Young women
Young women -- Mexico -- Fiction
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9780062070180
9781464022081
9780062070203
9781464022081
9780062070203
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Grouped Work ID | 890a3cb4-e17b-0be6-5fc7-db994dbf3b80 |
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Grouping Title | irma voth |
Grouping Author | miriam toews |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2022-05-18 02:08:20AM |
Last Indexed | 2022-05-18 02:45:36AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | 9780307400680 |
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display_description | This novel follows a young Mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable journey to survival and redemption. Nineteen-year-old Irma lives in a rural Mennonite community in Mexico. She has already been cast out of her family for marrying a young Mexican ne'er-do-well she barely knows, although she remains close to her rebellious younger sister and yearns for the lost intimacy with her mother. With a husband who proves elusive and often absent, a punishing father, and a faith in God damaged beyond repair, Irma appears trapped in an untenable and desperate situation. When a celebrated Mexican filmmaker and his crew arrive from Mexico City to make a movie about the insular community in which she was raised, Irma is immediately drawn to the outsiders and is soon hired as a translator on the set. But her father, intractable and domineering, is determined to destroy the film and get rid of the interlopers. His action sets Irma on an irrevocable path toward something that feels like freedom. This is the powerful story of a young woman's quest to discover all that she may become in the unexpectedly rich and confounding world that lies beyond the stifling, observant community she knows. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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publishDate | 2011 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
publisher | Harper, HarperCollins HarperCollins, Recorded Books, Inc., | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Dysfunctional families -- Mexico -- Fiction Electronic books Families -- Mexico -- Fiction Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Mennonites -- Mexico -- Fiction Self-actualization (Psychology) in women -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Teenage girls -- Mexico -- Fiction Young women -- Mexico -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_full | Irma Voth : a novel / Miriam Toews Irma Voth : a novel [electronic resource] / Miriam Toews Irma Voth A Novel Irma Voth [electronic resource] / Miriam Toews | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Irma Voth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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topic_facet | Dysfunctional families Electronic books Families Fathers and daughters Fiction Literature Mennonites Self-actualization (Psychology) in women Sisters Teenage girls Young women |