Crazy QuiltPieces of a Mennonite Life by Cynthia Yoder |
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"Crazy Quilt is like a good friend who dares to state the truth out loud—and laugh with you about it. Yoder’s memoir is witty, whimsical, and a great read." —Lee Eshleman, Actor/Writer/Co-owner, Ted & Lee TheaterWorks
Cynthia Yoder was a graduate student at Columbia University when she began to suffer from a serious depression. Crazy Quilt follows the author’s quest for meaning, which takes her to her Pennsylvania Dutch grandparents. There she finds keys to recovery —and hope for her broken marriage. With its stories, diary entries, old photographs, and recipes, Crazy Quilt is about heritage as well as the power of love.
"An amazing journey of one young woman's coming to terms with the clashes between her heritage and her future ideal for herself. Yoder evokes life within her Mennonite culture with vividness and clarity. What makes her book so unusual is the way she turns her particular American past into a story that speaks to us all." —Barbara Probst Solomon, Author, Smart Hearts in the City
About the Author
Cynthia Yoder’s work has appeared in national literary publications including Parabola, The Cortland Review, The Sarah Lawrence Review, and Mennonite Life. Yoder studied literature at Columbia University and holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and their son.