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Escape | 
 enlarge | Author: Carolyn Jessop
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
Buy Used: $7.56
Avg. Customer Rating:  278 reviews
Sales Rank: 154727
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0141031514
EAN: 9780141031514
ASIN: 0141031514
Publication Date: January 3, 2008
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 Unforgettable Memoir July 26, 2008
How do you take a young girl and convince her that marrying a man nearly three times her age is the will of God and will allow her access to the highest celestial kingdom-- add a little bit of brainwashing, a whole lot of intimidation and keep her pregnant 8 times in 15 years so she doesn't know whether she's coming or going.
Jessop articulately retells her story beginning with the dreams of a hopeful child to the harsh reality of living in a loveless, polygamous marriage to an abusive man and ultimately to her fearless flight out of the only life she has ever known. Jessop gives hope to women who have been made to believe that their only value is in their ability to bear children and keep their mouths shut.
Escaping and FLDS cult July 25, 2008
Carolyn Jessop's story of escaping with her 8 children from an FLDS cult is shocking and disturbing. I admire her courage and tenacity in freeing herself from the cruelty and damage the cult inflicts upon its members, especially women and children and young boys who are deemed a threat or not worthy. She is to be commended for breaking free.
I do not agree that the book could have been better written--or that she portrays herself without going into detail about her mistakes. This is a first person account--not a biography. She has the right to write it from her perspective. If someone wants to write from another perspective they have the right to do so also.
In light of what has transpired in Texas--and the recent indictment again of already jailed and convicted Warren Jeffs--this time for marrying an underage girl--the words of Carolyn Jessop ring truer than ever.
I commend her for strength and courage to give her children and herself a better life and for her activism to help others caught in the web of a destructive, abusive cult that is really a mask for misogyny and power by a select few of power hungry and dishonest and mysogynistic men.
This book helped me learn what really goes on behind closed doors--it is much much worse than I thought.
I recommend this book highly.
 Amazing Story July 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't like this book. Not because it wasn't a truely amazing story but because as she was describing the tension that was going on in her life it made me tense also. It took me a long time to read it because it stressed me out too much.
She tended to repeat herself a few times during the book and sometimes the writing was a little unorganized. She is a novice writer and I blame most of that on the editor.
Overall it's an amazing story. It truely gives a detailed account of what the FLDS is all about and all the abuse (mental and physical) that goes on inside these communities. It also shows just how hard these people have to work to free themselves and their children from this horrendous oppression.
Eye Opening July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book opened my eyes like no other I've ever read. I honestly had no idea that the conditions of a FLDS home were that severe. My heart ached for Carolyn as I read about the abuse she and her children suffered at the hands of Merrill Jessop. The book is very well-written and one that I had a very hard time putting down.
Hands down the most troubling - but one of the best captured stories I've ever read.
Amazing Strength July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Carolyn Jessop is a lesson in courage. Not only has she fought an incredibly inhumane man for her and her children's freedom, but she has provided great insight to the atrocities occurring within the cult of the FLDS. I commend her strength, endurance and grace.
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