mennonite in a little black dress - rhoda janzen (2009)

this book hooks me first with its catchy title and the black slingbacks on the cover, and janzen writes movingly lyrical prose that is punctuated by irreverent deadpan humor. this, and her scathingly honest description of earnest evangelical christianity, keep me reading even after i realize that this is a memoir, which is a genre i prefer to avoid.

in summary, a delightful confection with underlying layers of affection grief disappointment and hope.