"Leaving the Saints" By Martha Beck

by Fleur 5 Replies latest jw friends

  • Fleur
    Fleur

    Has anyone read this whole book yet?

    Beck has always been a favorite of mine, and I bet there are a lot of similiarities here to what many jws have been through in leaving/abuse issues...but honestly I don't know if I have it in me right now to read the whole thing.

    It looks like a fabulous book, though. Excerpt here...

    http://www.leavingthesaints.com/excerpt.html

    hugs to everybody,

    essie

  • JamesThomas
    JamesThomas

    I will check your link, but first wanted to say how nice to see you. Your absence has been felt.

    j

  • JamesThomas
    JamesThomas

    Gawd, does she write this way through the entire book? It's beautiful and raw; and yes, extra so for one once a Witness. I was only going to read the first couple paragraphs, but like a pubic hair caught in the rush of the shower drain, she sucked me in.

    j

  • lawrence
    lawrence

    As a writer of plays, books, songs, and pubished poetry I loved the prose of the exerpt you included - thankyou! Excellent writing, simple Excellent!

  • Billygoat
    Billygoat

    (((((((((Essie))))))))))

    How are you hon? You've been in my thoughts lately. Working in a garden in the spring always makes me think of you for some reason. I just planted tomatoes and peppers last Saturday and was wondering how you were. (Yeah...weird I know.)

    Love to you,

    Andi

  • sf
    sf

    A very close and dear friend of mine (Barbara Anderson )recently recommended this book, highly.

    I have yet to do so. Yet I shall.

    sKally

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