Escape

Hell on Earth

2008-05-17
If you had any doubt about the abuse the women and children removed from the FDLS compound may have suffered read this book. This is a first person account of a life so unreal and bizzare that you cannot believe this is happening in the USA. Teen age boys are put out of the community so that that sixty, seventy and eighty year old men can marry 14 year old girls. Carolyn Jessop is a modern day hero!!!!! God help the FDLS for their systemtic abuse of children and women.

Our own Taliban

2008-05-16
READ THIS BOOK!!

Every American taxpayer should be aware of how criminally minded men are living high on the hog (on your tax dollar) while the women and children they use and abuse to get your money are treated like dogs. Every human with a mind and a heart ought to read this book to get a clue of how religious fanaticism can become so insidious and evil, and learn that there is no easy way to deal with these situations. And every person who has ever experience domestic abuse will be inspired by this woman's story.

Cults are difficult enough to understand for those who have not experienced them, let alone one that is so large and deeply rooted as the FLDS. This incredibly courageous woman gives us good look in this riveting expose~. This type of understanding is surely needed right now so we can support the brave people in Texas who are dealing with the children from the Yearning For Zion Ranch. The raid in 1953 did not have the public support, thus failed, and ultimately strengthened the stranglehold of the FLDS leadership. Difficult as it is, we CANNOT let that happen this time.

As for the reviewer who commented on "dull writing", I respond: A few parts of this book are not easy to read. It's not fun to read all the details of the nightmare this woman lived in day after day. But I think these details were necessary to really tell the story. It certainly gave me that much more compassion for these women. That being said, I thought the writing was great and much to my family's dismay, I couldn't put the book down.

I hope this powerful volume with enlighten us and cause us to support all the decent people who have been so horribly abused by the FLDS, as well as the law enforcement trying to do their jobs in an incredibly difficult and dangerous situation.

Very interesting so far

2008-05-15
I am currently about half way through this book and I have found it to be very interesting. I had been wanting to learn more about the FLDS ever since all the children were taken from the Texas ranch. I recommend reading this book.

Haunting

2008-05-15
I was riveted by this first person account of escaping from FLDS and polygamy. I couldn't put it down, and finished the book in one day.

Shocking

2008-05-15
This was a excellant read, once I started I had a hard time putting it down.. Sad but reality... Hard to believe that all of these people have such a strong Faith that they put themselves in danger with out knowing it. Brainwashing is a very scarey thing..