Monica Buckles

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I just got done reading Escape by Carolyn Jessop, and wow what a story. This book is definitely not for the faint in heart. It is hard to read at times, but well worth it. The painful truth of what life is like within the FLDS cult is worse than fiction. What she went through to get herself, and all 8 of her kids out of the hands of the cult is truly inspiring. She is an amazing woman with amazing strength.

Here is a little about the book.

Escape exposes a world tantamount to a prison camp, created by religious fanatics who, in the name of God, deprive their followers the right to make choices, force women to be totally subservient to men, and brainwash children in church-run schools. Against this background, Carolyn Jessop’s flight takes on an extraordinary, inspiring power. Not only did she manage a daring escape from a brutal environment, she became the first woman ever granted full custody of her children in a contested suit involving the FLDS. And in 2006, her reports to the Utah attorney general on church abuses formed a crucial part of the case that led to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.