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REVIEW: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood by Mary Alice Hostetter

January 17, 2023

cover of plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood by Mary Alice Hostetter, watercolor design

The memoir of growing up gay in a conservative religious community is a story of quiet rebellion.

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