Not Without My Sister - Kristina Jones

Genre : Biography Author: Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones, Juliana Buhring Publisher: Harper Element Year: 2007 Price: £6.99 Plot Summary: The true story of three girls violated and betrayed by those they trusted. These sisters endured horrifying conditions, whilst being robbed of the childhood, suffered repulsive abuse all in the name of 'religion.' These girls were born and brought up in the religious cult, 'The children of God,' in which they suffered at the hands of a united family at the instruction of a self-appointed leader who acted out his peverted fantasies, whilst blind people ...  Read the complete review

This is one of the most wonderful yet sad books I have ever read. At times some of the things you read made you feel sick with digust that people use the name of god to do such horrific things. All i can say is thank god they had the courage and strength to get out when they did. It makes you grateful that you never had to encounter should extreme abuse. These people running the cult do not deserve to be on god's earth they are pure evil! I am amazed that these sisters were able to write down some of the things that happened to them they are truely remarkable young women who deserve a medal for what they endured. I feel priviledged to have read their story and only ...  Read the complete review

Not without my sister is the harrowing stories of three sisters, Christina, Julianna and Celeste, having grown up in the now famous religious cult, Children of God. It is written by the three and the chapters are split between the and it tells the tale of how their father and mothers(different mothers) all lived within the cult. During the early days, the cult signified free living to young hippies but as it progressed it simply became an excuse for those with, shall we say, 'different', sexual preferences to practice. The children of this cult were subjected to daily tortures both physically and sexually, and were brought up to think ...  Read the complete review