14 Top memoir books like From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom by Patty Bear

Cover of From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom by Patty Bear

From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom

By: Patty Bear

4.09

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Patty Bear grew up among the "Plain People" amidst bountiful farmlands, black bonnets, and black ca…

If you liked the memoir plot in From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom by Patty Bear , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. House Calls

By: Gary Yarbrough

4.09

Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition

The following twenty-one stories are from actual house calls I have made in three different states … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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2. Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape

By: Emma Gingerich

3.89

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Growing up Amish and leaving the fold, Emma Gingerich left her Amish community in Eagleville, Misso… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Letting Go of the Reins: The True Story of a Man Who Left the Amish and the Woman Who Helped Him by Vicki Botner

3. Letting Go of the Reins: The True Story of a Man Who Left the Amish and the Woman Who Helped Him

By: Vicki Botner

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

After Bill Herschberger made the difficult decision to leave the Amish, the response from his commu… read more

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  • memoir

4. Tears of the Silenced: A True Crime and an American Tragedy; Severe Child Abuse and Leaving the Amish

By: Misty Griffin

3.93

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

When I was six years old my family started to live and dress like the Amish, it was the beginning o… read more

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5. Cruel Sacrifice

By: Aphrodite Jones

3.85

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

On a freezing January in 1992, five teenage girls crowded into a car. By the end of the night, only… read more

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6. The Amish Wife

By: Gregg Olsen

3.49

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Am… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal by Aphrodite Jones

7. LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

By: Aphrodite Jones

4.32

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

LEVI’S EYES delves into the unspeakable murders of Christina and Levi Karlsen, as told by the kille… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Displaced: A Memoir by Esther Wiebe

8. Displaced: A Memoir

By: Esther Wiebe

4.30

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Displaced is a gripping true story of a young girl and her young siblings’ escape from a conservat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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9. Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir

By: Farah Naz Rishi

4.23

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Pakistani American author comes a bracing memoir about tradition, upending expectations, and… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults by Mitch  Weiss

10. Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults

By: Mitch Weiss

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 1979, Jane Whaley, a fiery preacher with a thick Southern drawl, attracted a small group of foll… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. The Meaning of Malice: On the Trail of the Black Widow of Highland Park

By: John Leake

3.99

Format: 418 pages, Kindle Edition

Sandra Bridewell was a beautiful socialite in the affluent Dallas suburb of Highland Park in 1978-8… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders by John Glatt

12. Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

By: John Glatt

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Tangled Vines , bestselling true crime author John Glatt reconstructs the rise of the prestigiou… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone by Cameron Russell

13. How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone

By: Cameron Russell

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A fierce and innovative memoir that explores who holds the power in an image-obsessed culture, from… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds by Michelle Horton

14. Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

By: Michelle Horton

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. Secrets of a Nun: My Own Story

By: Elizabeth Upton

4.18

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets of a Nun is a revealing, uncompromisingly honest, and deeply moving look into one woman's s… read more

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16. Everywhere I Look: A Memoir

By: Ona Gritz

4.47

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

In 1982, twenty-five-year-old Angie Boggs, pregnant with her second child, was brutally murdered, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Behind Blue Curtains: A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman's Survival, Escape, and Pursuit of Justice by Lizzy Hershberger

17. Behind Blue Curtains: A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman's Survival, Escape, and Pursuit of Justice

By: Lizzy Hershberger

4.27

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

When Lizzy Hershberger turns fourteen, her schooling ends at eighth grade, and she has no choice bu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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18. Lady Luck's Map of Vegas

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A road trip yields surprises and secrets in a poignant and exhilarating novel about mothers, daught… read more

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19. Life After Leaving My Amish World (The My Amish World Series Book 2)

By: Eirene Eicher

4.06

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

Life after Leaving my Amish World gives the reader an idea of what a struggle it is to break away f… read more

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20. Dark Secret: The Complete Story: The True Account of What Happened to Little Alex Suleski

By: Nyssa Rebecca Corbin

4.31

Format: 668 pages, Kindle Edition

When a young girl goes missing in Kentucky, thousands join the search for her. From military statio… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Plain Anna: an Amish memoir by Anna Schwartz

21. Plain Anna: an Amish memoir

By: Anna Schwartz

4.47

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Being plain and experiencing pain did not define me, but it did shape me. Anna Schwartz knew fear;… read more

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22. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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23. My Only Daughter

By: Ann O'Loughlin

4.41

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

‘ I love you, and you are my daughter, no matter what anyone says. Nobody can take you from me.’ … read more

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24. Leaving My Amish World: My True Story

By: Eirene Eicher

3.94

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

Pregnant. Shunned. Heartbroken. This is Eirene's true story of how she left the Amish. Like most… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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25. Stolen

By: Rebecca Petty

4.48

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

“Andi’s missing,” said the frantic caller. A call that changed the trajectory of many lives.May 15,… read more

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26. From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom

By: Patty Bear

4.09

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Patty Bear grew up among the "Plain People" amidst bountiful farmlands, black bonnets, and black ca… read more

Similar categories in Patty Bear's From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom book and Patty Bear's From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash

27. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

Cover of My Journey into the Amish World (Tales of Driving the Amish) by Haley Straw

28. My Journey into the Amish World (Tales of Driving the Amish)

By: Haley Straw

4.08

Format: 203 pages, Kindle Edition

When Haley moves from the big city to the Midwest in search of a simpler life, she's introduced to … read more

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Cover of Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress" by Mary Byler

29. Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress"

By: Mary Byler

4.25

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

If you believe that all Amish people are truly good and should never be criticized for anything, th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin

30. Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel

By: Rebecca Raisin

4.24

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Turn a tumbledown Paris hotel into a perfect boutique, bookish retreat, and have it open for Christ… read more

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Cover of Christmas for the Home Front Girls: A completely uplifting, page-turning World War Two historical saga by Susanna Bavin

31. Christmas for the Home Front Girls: A completely uplifting, page-turning World War Two historical saga

By: Susanna Bavin

4.75

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

The Blitz won’t break their spirits. And with Christmas approaching, can love really conquer all? M… read more

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19 best-selling nonfiction books like From Plain to Plane: My Mennonite Childhood, A National Scandal, and an Unconventional Soar to Freedom by Patty Bear

Transform Your Habits

House Calls

Gary Yarbrough

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape

Emma Gingerich

3.89

Transform Your Habits

The Amish Wife

Gregg Olsen

3.49

Transform Your Habits

LEVI'S EYES: A Son's Deadly Secret and a Father's Cruel Betrayal

Aphrodite Jones

4.32

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18 Best nonfiction books like Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misfit: "My therapist says that’s not true, but I digress" by Mary Byler

Transform Your Habits

Runaway Amish Girl: The Great Escape

Emma Gingerich

3.89

Transform Your Habits

How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged

Veronica Peerless

4.44

Transform Your Habits

The Amish Wife

Gregg Olsen

3.49

Transform Your Habits

Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1)

Tom J. Bross

4.25

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