Book Reviews of Escape

I enjoyed "Escape" as it gave me a glimpse into a world I would never know really existed. She is a brave and courageous woman...I am glad she has found happiness at last. Very eye-opening! I would definitely recommend this book.

Amazing read. I read this book in two days! I just want to give this woman a hug and tell her how proud I am of her. This is a great, inspiring story. The writing is awsome and the plot just keeps on going. I loved it and highly suggest picking this up for a quick read. Her story will stay with me forever.


"Stay Sweet"

I'm not usually a reader of memoirs and I'll be honest in saying that this book only appealed to me because I am a fan of the HBO series Big Love. In watching that show I've always wondered how women could see polygamy as an acceptable institution. This book turns that question upside down. I guess I never took into consideration those women who were born into this religious institution. The true story that Carolyn Jessop tells is mesermizing to say the least. She's an amazing woman who truly gave an even greater meaning to the word mother than anyone I have known. The things she suffered and endured just to protect her children was shocking. A must read

Talk about eye opening! It is extremely hard to believe that women live the way Carolyn did in modern America. You will be shocked and revolted, while at the same time cheering for Carolyn to make the brave decision that she utlimately did.

Wow what an excellent book. It was so intriguing I had trouble putting down.

I ordered this book after a friend recommended it and I was fascinated with the topic. While I found the polagomy aspect depressing, Carolyn's perspective in this book is amazing. I found this book hard to put down.

Hard to put down. Very interesting and such a sad situation to be born into. Kudos to her for her courage to leave the cult with her children and to stand firm under extreme pressure.

My book club ladies all read this book. I found the topic, real life situations etc... fascinating. But, it was not very well written, and, at times, just went on and on about the same subject. All in all, definitely opened my eyes to a whole different way of life.

I couldn't believe how cruel the leaders of this cult are.

Another great read for those interested in hearing the story of the FLDS from those who lived within it. Told by a truly courageous woman, who is the first woman in the history of the FLDS to manage to flee and win legal custody of all her children, her story is a powerful one. Definitely worth reading.

This was a real page turner. Truth is stranger than fiction.

One word - Riveting!!!!!!!!

This book told the story of her life in a Poligamous sect and how she fought to gain her freedom and that of her children. It is hard to beleive that this is happening now in America but there are many more of these same sects.

This was an amazing story that I tore through in a few days. It's incredible to see how often God's hand was in her situation, even when she couldn't feel it. Awesome people were put in her path on her road to escape, and it was so neat to see how she & her family turned out against all odds.

This was a great story of strength from a woman who has suffered more than anyone I know. Married to a man of 51 when she was only 18, Carolyn Jessop became the fourth wife of a polygamist in the FLDS (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints).

I applaud and commend Ms. Jessop for the bravery that she showed when she literally ran away from everything she had once believed in to protect and save her eight children.

This is a truly inspiring story that anyone will do well to read, but it will appeal especially to those who have been, or still are, members of any type of religious cult.

Wow - just wow! This book is one of the better memoirs I have read this year. This is the story of Carolyn Jessop's life in the FLDS (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints) community in Arizona.

FLDS culture and religion believe the only way a woman can obtain life in heaven is through exaltation by her husband. The FLDS are polygamists and men have complete control over their families. They believe women should be obedient and subservient, and blame anything that goes wrong on the women not being in harmony with their husbands. The community is run by a "prophet" and everyone is directed by his "revelations from God". Young girls are married off in arranged marriages, as pawns of their father, to help him gain status in the community. Sometimes the men marrying these girls are 30-60 years older than they, or more, and almost always have multiple wives.

This is Carolyn's story - how she suffered as a child and then was married off to one of the more influential men in the FLDS community, Merril Jessop. She describes the horror of her life, and how things began to deteriorate as a new leader, Warren Jeffs, came in to power. It is also the story of her brave escape. The book is well written but difficult subject matter is covered - child abuse, animal cruelty, emotional and physical abuse, poverty, blackmail - and a number of other difficult subjects. It is a long book (over 400 pages), but very enthralling - one you will not want to put down. it is definitely worth the time and a credit!