A review by sleightoffeet
Escape by Carolyn Jessop
5.0
I have read so many books about people escaping horrible religious cults, and I must say that FLDS is one of the scariest! I really love a book where someone is able to bring themselves out of something using education and intellect, and realizing the value of learning. Carolyn Jessop does all that and more.
Carolyn was one of Merrill Jessop's many wives, and lived through hell where she was not much more than property in a place where everyone was out to get her and her children to make themselves look better to this horrible man. To make matters worse, Merrill was a powerful man in the FLDS so to take him on, would be to take on an entire religious sect that even the authorities were afraid to go up against.
That, of course, wasn't all. Carolyn had eight children and she wanted to escape with all of them. This was a feat that was never successful
This book was extraordinary and heart wrenching, and I am truly amazed that someone who went through so much was able to hold on to their humanity too. These sects are so dangerous and the brainwashing so strong, it's something that I will never wrap my head around no matter how many of these stories I read. They definitely need to be told!
Carolyn was one of Merrill Jessop's many wives, and lived through hell where she was not much more than property in a place where everyone was out to get her and her children to make themselves look better to this horrible man. To make matters worse, Merrill was a powerful man in the FLDS so to take him on, would be to take on an entire religious sect that even the authorities were afraid to go up against.
That, of course, wasn't all. Carolyn had eight children and she wanted to escape with all of them. This was a feat that was never successful
Spoiler
well, until she did it.This book was extraordinary and heart wrenching, and I am truly amazed that someone who went through so much was able to hold on to their humanity too. These sects are so dangerous and the brainwashing so strong, it's something that I will never wrap my head around no matter how many of these stories I read. They definitely need to be told!