by Michael Murphy
First off, the title. Evocative and so very fitting for this book. Loved it. Secondly, this was a difficult book to read. It brought me to tears a few times, because of the harsh treatment Aaron receives from his father, a fundamentalist cult leader who preaches that he alone is the way to salvat...
~ Review by LeisaSwan Song for an Ugly Duckling (a really, really cool title!) is at times not a comfortable read. Aaron is the son of an abusive father who heads a cult-like, ultra conservative and restrictive group that broke from the Amish. His father preaches that he alone can provide his follow...