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 | Escape
Author: Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer
Publisher: Broadway
Binding: Hardcover
Released: 2007-10-16
Sales Rank: 1222
ISBN: 0767927567
Edition:
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 2008-08-20 - Mind blowing!
I read this book in a day and a half, and it made me want to puke. It did make me cry many times. I can't believe what an evil man her ex-husband is, and the cruelty of Barbara Jessop. I hope Karma comes around to both of them and they get what they deserve. It is incredible that this is the 21st century and there is a society like this where women are pieces of meat. My neighbor from Germany, who is living here in the US for one year, just read this book- her first book she has read in English, and recommended it to me at the time the Texas raids were going on. I'm glad I finally got around to it. Well worth a read.
 2008-08-20 - Great content, okay writing.
The writing is not especially sophisticated, but simple and easy to follow. I hardly ever find myself so captivated by a book I read it from beginning to end without skipping the middle, but this one I did - in a single evening.
2008-08-17 - Amazing account of FLDS life.
I've never been so angry while reading a book, yet I couldn't put it down. Compelling and thrilling to experience her life and her escape. God bless you all.
2008-08-14 - Couldn't put it down
I lost sleep over this one because, for one thing, it was so riveting, I couldn't put it down to turn out the light; and for another, it is a surreal and disturbing story, even if there is no doubt in my mind that it is a reasonably accurate recounting of events taking place over several decades in a woman's life.
This story sheds light on one of humanity's most powerful, classic traps--the trap of belonging to a particular societal and ideological structure at any cost, and having this exploited by the egos of others.
I recommend this book to anyone not only interested in a fascinating read about an unlikely heroine in a strange culture, but wanting the opportunity to dialog with their own inner being about just what they would or would not endure to fit in with their tribe, and what they would be willing to give up to find their true Self. Carolyn Jessop's triumphant story is a powerful one, and she is an amazing model for trusting and following your inner guidance no matter the perceived cost.
 2008-08-12 - Very interesting.
I am still reading this book and am finding it very interesting due to the subject matter. Carolyn Jessop lets us in on what it was like living in Warren Jeffs' "cult" and being a plural wife. For anyone interested in polygamy out of sheer curiosity, this is a great book.
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