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

Promoting Safety for Horse and Buggy

Today I discovered another report about the new law in Ohio that requires all buggies to have yellow blinking lights and how some of the Amish men are non-compliant. Most of them are...

How Prevalent is Sexual Abuse Among

The question in my title today has been asked of me ever since I published my first book, Why I Left the Amish. Because my story was one of the first to expose...

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...

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.