From an Amish childhood to a life of her choosing, Saloma Miller Furlong has lived two lives in one. Now she writes about what she has learned along the way.

Welcome to the website and blog of author Saloma Miller Furlong!

Through the writing of her books and blog, Saloma offers a unique look inside an Amish community, while also telling a universal story of leaving home and overcoming adversity. To learn more, visit her blog, About Amish, or purchase her books.

Saloma has written the story of her youth in three books:

Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood

Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds

Why I Left the Amish: A Memoir

Latest Blog Posts from Saloma's Blog About Amish

Online Speaking Engagement at the Asheville

This is a reminder about my speaking engagement via Zoom tomorrow (September 7) at 7PM. I will be in conversation via Zoom at the Asheville Wisdom Exchange. To participate, you can follow this...

Amish Customs: Courtship Practices

When I was young, bed courtship was practiced in my community. This meant that a young man would ask a young woman for a date, drive her to her home, put up his...

My Speaking Schedule

Today I interrupt my Amish Customs series to announce my speaking schedule. I’ve posted the schedule on my website on the landing page for Liberating Lomie, but I wanted to bring it to...

American Experience featured Saloma’s story in two documentaries, “The Amish” and “The Amish: Shunned.”

Photo credits: Amish landscape by Bruce Stambaugh portrait of child photo, Ohio School Pictures; portrait of adult photo, Kerstin Martin; photo of Saloma’s childhood home, David Furlong; photo of wedding, Maurice Salada.