About the Book
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| ★★★★★ Goodreads | Amazon |
Emily Wierenga left home at age eighteen with no intention of
ever returning.
Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else – anywhere else. Her travels took her across three continents in buses, cars, and planes, across mountains and over deep blue seas.
What she hadn't realized was that her faith was waiting for her the whole time – in the place she least expected it.
Poignant and passionate, Atlas Girl is a deeply personal story of the yearning we all share to be truly known, entirely forgiven, and utterly loved.
Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else – anywhere else. Her travels took her across three continents in buses, cars, and planes, across mountains and over deep blue seas.
What she hadn't realized was that her faith was waiting for her the whole time – in the place she least expected it.
Poignant and passionate, Atlas Girl is a deeply personal story of the yearning we all share to be truly known, entirely forgiven, and utterly loved.
Emily T. Wierenga’s memoir, Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I
Thought to Look, is simply beautiful – painfully, hopefully, poetically
beautiful – and I have once again been reminded of how much I love reading
memoir. Memoir is not a genre I tend to gravitate toward or venture into often –
but when I do, I do not regret my choice. Wierenga
masterfully weaves together scenes from her childhood and adulthood in a
thematically-driven narrative. Vividly depicting her particularly roving
journey to the God worthy of her faith and a place to feel at home, she fills
the pages with brokenness and disillusionment and sorrow and loneliness, but
also with healing and growth and love and joy and contentment. Entirely
singular yet encouragingly relatable, Atlas
Girl is inspiring and heartfelt, and I admire and appreciate the honesty and humility
with which Wierenga shares her well-written story. I highly recommend it.
Thanks to Baker Books and
Revell Reads, I received a copy of Atlas
Girl and the opportunity to provide an honest review.
About the Author
Emily T.
Wierenga is an award-winning journalist,
columnist, artist, author, and blogger at www.emilywierenga.com. She speaks regularly about her journey with anorexia and
lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Trenton, and their two sons.
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