Escape (Carolyn Jessop)
Although grammatically this book is not very impressive, and at times the number of family members alone can become confusing, the story itself is fascinating. It’s distressing to learn how children are being raised in the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints community (or cult). The book focuses on the vast physical and mental abuse that occurs by FLDS men, it’s shocking to think that this is still happening today. The level of brainwashing is so extreme it becomes stressful to read but hard to stop. Carolyn is forced into marriage at eighteen, and becomes the fourth wife of a fifty year old man. Her book tells horrific stories of her fifteen years living in this family, which grows to include over 50 members. You will find yourself routing for Carolyn and her eight children as she attempts to escape the highly secured compound and start a new life.
Grade: B+
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