Women in the polygamist culture are looked at as property, as a piece of meat. The unresolved murder of christine jessop near toronto. Her childhood was affected by the sects suspicion of outsiders, the division that took place in that flds in the 1970s and 80s and by the increasing strictness of the sect her family belonged to. Book club discussion questionsescape by carolyn jessop. It discusses jessop s upbringing in the flds polygamous community. Against this background, carolyn jessops flight takes on an extraordinary, inspiring power. When she was eighteen years old, carolyn jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with merril jessop, a man thirtytwo years her senior who already had three wives. Escape by carolyn jessop with laura palmer broadway, 2007, memoir, 432 pages this is the true story of a woman who was involved in a polygamous marriage and lived on a compound.
Carolyn jessop born january 1, 1968 is a former fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints member who wrote escape, an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community. Adult group past reads thirdthursday book discussion group past selections. The unresolved murder of christine jessop near toronto, ontario in 1984 unresolved murder it has been 30 years since 9 year old christine jessop went missing after being dropped off by her school bus in october 1984. Carolyn jessop was born into the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints, a group splintered from and renounced by the mormon church, and spent most of her life in colorado city, arizona, the main base of the flds since leaving the group in 2003, she has lived in west jordan, utah, with her eight children. Jessop, 39, describes the lifealtering conversation in a tellall book about her experience in utahs most notorious polygamous sect. Escape is a book by carolyn jessop and laura palmer. Book club discussion questions escape by carolyn jessop. It gives an inside view of what it was like for her to grow up flds, and the challenges she faced in leaving it.
Please join with us and bring all your book friends and family. Carolyn jessop was born into the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints, a group splintered from and renounced by the mormon church, and spent most of her life in colorado city, arizona, the main base of the flds. Discuss the authoritarian roles of men versus the submissive roles of women in the flds, particularly in light of the following comment carolyn jessop, made elsewhere. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. Indeed, of the many people that read his recent book, one was a mysterious gentleman who claimed his name to be carlos allende he is otherwise known as carl allen.
She was born into and raised in the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds, the radical offshoot of the mormon church that had settled in small communities along the arizonautah border. Standing in the shadow of sweetness, the inspiring, poignant, and definitive biography of. The book opens with a preface that describes the actual escape itself, on april 21, 2003. She is the cousin, by marriage, of flora jessop, another former flds member and advocate for abused children. Unorthodox book by deborah feldman official publisher. This book was read by both book clubs in which i participate, and in one of them we were able to interview ms. Book discussion group hayward united methodist church. Currently, if you search under zip code 94568, you will not see an entry for dublin library, but we expect branches of the alameda county library system to be listed shortly after midfebruary, 2010. In 2003, carolyn jessop, 35, a lifelong member of the extremist mormon sect the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds, gathered up her eight children, including her profoundly disabled fouryearold son, and escaped in the middle of the night to freedom. Women of words is a tuesday evening discussion group that meets on selected months throughout the year. Escape quotes showing 112 of 12 no one was more surprised than i to realize that my newfound freedom had been purchased by giving up on. Club members also loved the help by local author kathryn stockett and escape by carolyn jessop and laura palmer. Jul 16, 2008 does anyone know when big love will be back on. Dec 01, 2008 in church of lies, flora jessop tells the story of her upbringing in the fundamentalist polygamist sect, the flds, and how she escaped from it, and wenbt on to help other woman also escape.
I just read escape, a memoir by carolyn jessop who escaped from polygamy. Book club discussion questionsescape by carolyn jessop 1. If the book of the month is a snarkable book, is it possible to encourage the members of the club to find free copies like at a library, for example or buy copies at secondhand stores. Church of lies by flora jessop meet your next favorite book. Type in a keyword, phrase, or exact wording and you will be directed to the results. Share insights with other readers and discover new books at a library book discussion. Laura palmer is the author of shrapnel in the heart and collaborated. Copies of the book are available at the adult services desk. Carolyn jessop talks about her escape from the flds. But arranged plural marriages were an integral part of carolyns heritage. Dec 03, 20 carolyn jessop also authored the book triumph. I didnt know much about frank lloyd wrights life, so found it intriguing, but i certainly had some issues with his and his lovers choices. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion.
We dont want to encourage readers to purchase these books directly from the fundie authors. Explore the many titles this group has tackled throughout the years. She was his fourth of six wives and mother to eight of his 38 children. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. At age 18, carolyn jessop was the fourth wife of a man more than three times her age and had eight children in 12 years. I finally finished carolyn jessops escape, which i bought from benchmark at mha. Escape by carolyn jessop, laura palmer reading guidebook. Carolyn jessop is a former fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints member who wrote escape, an autobiographical account of her upbringing in the polygamist sect and later flight from that community. The book doesnt pull any punches, and tells the unvarnished truth. Apr 18, 2008 it seemed a little wild to me, jessop testified, but you see a lot more wild things driving down the streets of the city at night. She has been with merril jessop since she was young, and now that she is old and in ill health, she is sent off with no one to care for her except for a compassionate teenage grandson. Explural wife alleges rampant abuse in flds unions, the salt lake tribune, usa, oct. Jessop identified the girl, who is listed in flds bishops records as being born july 3, 1994, and is shown in pictures dated july 27, 2006, as his sister. A new york times bestseller with more than 100,000 copies sold in hardcover, escape is the dramatic account of life inside an ultrafundamentalist sect, and one womans courageous flight to freedom with her children.
Jan 29, 2008 on thursday, january 24, 2008 members of conversations book club and chapter one book club gathered at the pearl public library for the live discussion with woods, an exclusive interview to discuss his newest book beverly hills dead that was released on tuesday, january 15, 2008. You can also click on view all books beneath the search box to run a more advanced search, and to scroll through all of the books in our database. The yfz ranch, or yearning for zion ranch, was a 1,700acre 7 km 2 fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latterday saints flds community of as many as 700 people, located near eldorado in schleicher county, texas, united states. Aunt nita jessop was sent away from her family and grandchildren through the regime of warren jeffs. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. What we can learn from carolyn jessops escape from flds by kate robinson aug 8, 2019 the monstrous regiment, all, master hosts the monstrous crew description today monstrous host toni is discussing carolyn jessops book, escape, the alarming parallels between the cult jessop emerged from and seemingly less extreme views that are. 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. Book questions and reading guidesdiscussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books. Join us this month for a discussion of escape by carolyn jessop. Jessop is the author of escape, the firstperson account of life.
I do not consider a girl kissing a man sexual abuse. The evening group meets on the first thursday of each month. The first two things are easy to accomplish just read anything by. Start with the last two years of titles, and check back as more past entries are added. Since leaving the group in 2003, she has lived in west jordon, utah, with her eight children. Escape author carolyn jessop at age 18, carolyn jessop was the fourth wife of a man more than three times her page 59 read free church of lies flora jessop age and had eight children in 12 years after 17 mormon polygamy carolyn jessop. Voted baltimores best used bookstore city paper 2010.
Jan 12, 2011 jessop, whose grandfather founded the flds community in bountiful, b. When she was eighteen years old, carolyn jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger. Dec 16, 2018 the release was eagerly snapped up and placed jessop at the forefront of ufo research in its earliest times. Escape carolyn jessop with laura palmer, 2007 crown publishing 304 pp. How i escaped polygamy, the flds cult, and my father warren jeffs is a shocking and disturbing true story written by rachel jeffsthe third oldest daughter among 58 children born to polygamist prophet warren jeffs 1955 who had total of 78 wives. As of april 2014, the state of texas took physical and legal possession of the property.
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