Mennonite in a Little Black Dress (A Memoir of Going Home) by Rhoda Janzen is one of the most hilarious memoirs I’ve ever read. I’ll admit that I didn’t know much about the Mennonites before reading this book, and often got them confused with the Amish. Janzen will clarify any and all misconceptions you might have by the end of the book.

After being in a terrible car accident the same week her husband of 15 years leaves her for a guy named Bob, Janzen, broke, broken in body and broken hearted decides to return home, after two decades away, to her Mennonite community to heal.

What she discovers there about herself, her family and her community is indeed healing and laugh out loud funny (although sure to offend some in the Mennonite community.) I am glad she decided to write about it and share her experience with us. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had such a good laugh while reading a book.