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Not Without My Sister - Kristina Jones

 
Description: ISBN 0007248075 / Author: Kristina Jones / Celeste Jones / Juliana Buhring/ Genre: Biography / Publisher: Harper Element / The devastating account of three sisters, torn apart and forced to suffer abuse and exploitation at the hands of a community that robbed them of their ... more
Not Without My Sister - Kristina Jones ... childhood. They reveal three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage. From as early as 3 years old, Julianna, Celeste and Kristina were treated by their 'guardians' as sexual beings. They were made to watch and mimic orgies, received love letters and sexual advances from men old enough to be their grandfather, and were forced into abusive relationships that barely went unhidden. They were denied access to formal schooling, forced to wander the streets begging for money, and were mercilessly beaten for 'crimes' as unpredictable as reading an encyclopaedia. Finally, unable to live with the guilt of what had happened to her children, their mother escaped with Kristina, cutting herself off from her remaining children in a bid to save at least one child.Desperate to free her remaining sisters, Kristina eventually returned to the place of her torture to free Celeste and, after many years, Julianna, who was only able to break free with the knowledge that the child she was carrying would be subjected to the same fate if she could not find the courage to escape.

Newest Review: ... 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 ... more

 ... 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 hope no one has to go through this anymore thanks to people speaking out about it. ...more

nicky
Not Without My Sister - Kristina Jones: Truely Horrific abuse (150 words)
by nicky - written on 15/05/08
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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 ...

idoodooyou
Premium Review A story of triumph and bravery over EVIL (341 words)
by idoodooyou - written on 23/04/08 (Very useful, 19 readings)
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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 ...

 

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