Author Talk with Saloma Miller Furlong

The Lewiston Public Library will host author Saloma Miller Furlong on Friday, September 23^rd. She will talk about her book “Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood.” This free, public program will take place from 2 to 3:30 PM in the Jeanne Couture Room at the Lewiston Public Library.

In Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood, Furlong traces the genesis of her desire for freedom and education and chronicles her conflicted quest for independence. She recalls her painful childhood in a family defined by her father’s mental illness, her brother’s brutality, her mother’s severe punishments, and the austere traditions of the Amish—traditions she struggled to accept for years before making the difficult decision to leave the community. Eloquently told, Liberating Lomie is a revealing portrait of life within this frequently misunderstood community.

 

Saloma Miller Furlong was born and raised in an Amish community in northeastern Ohio. With the eighth-grade education of her childhood, she acquired her GED, enrolled in community college courses, and became an Ada Comstock Scholar at Smith College. She studied at the University of Hamburg in Germany for a semester. At fifty, she graduated with a major in German Studies and a minor in Philosophy. Furlong is the author of three books, and her story has been featured in two PBS American Experience films, “The Amish” and “The Amish: Shunned.” She is the mother of two grown sons and lives in Virginia with her husband, David.

A copy of the book is available to borrow for library card holders.

For more information about the author or how you can order her book, please visit her website.

Admission is free and no reservations are required.