Wayward
Wayward by Alice Greczyn is a memoir published by River Grove Books on February 2, 2021, featuring 366 pages in English. This book recounts the author’s experiences as her family embraced a life of faith that led them into homelessness, accompanied by five children and a cat. Alice, raised in a strict environment with plans to become a missionary nurse, finds her life taking an unexpected turn when she is presented with an opportunity to pursue acting in Hollywood, leading to challenges that test her faith and beliefs.
Readers will discover a unique coming-of-age narrative that unfolds within a Christian subculture, exploring themes of personal growth, faith, and the struggle for autonomy. The memoir delves into Alice’s journey through arranged betrothal and psychological challenges, ultimately revealing her quest for self-identity and truth. Wayward offers a candid perspective on navigating faith and doubt, providing insights that resonate with those on their own journeys of self-discovery.
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The Glass Castle meets Educated
When Alice Greczyn’s parents felt called by God to exchange worldly employment for heavenly provision, they followed their faith into homelessness with five children and a cat in tow. Homeschooled and avowed never to kiss a man until her wedding day, Alice had plans to escape the instability by becoming a missionary nurse-plans that were put on hold with the opening of an unexpected door: the opportunity to be an actress in Hollywood. What followed was a test of faith unlike any she had prepared for, an arranged betrothal she never saw coming, and a psychological shattering that forced her to learn how to survive without the only framework for life she had ever known.
This unique coming-of-age story takes place within a Christian subculture that teaches children to be martyrs and women to be silent. Revelatory, vulnerable, and offering catharsis for your own journey through faith and doubt, Wayward is a deeply intelligent memoir of soul-searching-and finding the courage to live in your own truth.
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