Tillie: A Mennonite Maid

By Helen Reimensnyder Martin and Helen Reimensnyder Martin

Book Overview

Tillie: A Mennonite Maid is a novel written by Helen Reimensnyder Martin. The book tells the story of Tillie, a young Mennonite woman living in rural Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. Tillie is a hardworking and devout young woman who is determined to live her life according to the strict religious and cultural traditions of her community.The novel follows Tillie as she navigates the challenges of growing up in a conservative Mennonite household, including the pressure to marry and start a family at a young age. Despite these challenges, Tillie remains steadfast in her faith and her commitment to her family and community.As Tillie grows older, she begins to question some of the traditions and beliefs that she has always held dear. She becomes involved in the women's suffrage movement and begins to explore new ideas and ways of living. This leads to conflict with some members of her community, who see her as a threat to their way of life.Throughout the novel, Tillie's story is told with sensitivity and compassion, highlighting the struggles and joys of life in a Mennonite community. The book is a powerful exploration of faith, tradition, and the courage it takes to challenge the status quo.In Absalom's two visits Tillie had been sufficiently impressed with the steadiness of purpose and obstinacy of the young man's character to feel appalled at the fearful task of resisting his dogged determination to marry her. So confident he evidently was of ultimately winning her that at times Tillie found herself quite sharing his confidence in the success of his courting, which her father's interdict she knew would not interfere with in the least. She always shuddered at the thought of being Absalom's wife; and a feeling she could not always fling off, as of some impending doom, at times buried all the high hopes which for the past seven years had been the very breath of her life.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141919013X
• ISBN13: 9781419190131
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.6" x 9.2"