That rare coming-of-age story able to blend the dark with the uplifting, Irma Voth follows a young mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable jour...That rare coming-of-age story able to blend the dark with the uplifting, Irma Voth follows a young mennonite woman, vulnerable yet wise beyond her years, who carries a terrible family secret with her on a remarkable journey to survival and redemption. Nineteen-year-old irma lives in a rural mennonite community in mexico.