A screenwriter tells the story of her childhood growing up with the Lyman Family cult--and the complicated and unexpected pain of leaving the only home she'd ever known.
Turner’s diary entries are also interspersed throughout the memoir, which gives readers a clear insight into what she was thinking and feeling at the time ... Will have wide appeal for general audiences.
Often drawing on her diary entries, Turner keeps her memoir centered on her youthful perspective, making for a harrowing, emotional read as well as an invaluable chronicle of growing up in a cult.
The author’s prose is reflective, vivid, and confessional, a rich combination full of striking imagery ... A moving portrait of a bizarre childhood written with emotional nuance and bittersweet deliverance.
