Carolyn Jessop

*****UPDATED***** Two years ago we presented the young author of the best-selling true story Escape, who vividly recounted her dangerous but successful escape with her eight children from a forced polygamous Mormon marriage. She has a new book she'll be discussing on this visit: Triumph: Life ... (more)After the Cult: A Survivor's Lesson, written with Laura Palmer. In the new book, this courageous woman talks about her life in recent years and what she has learned since she re-joined a non-fundamentalist society. *****UPDATED*****

Share insights with other readers and discover new books at a Library book discussion. The evening group meets on the first Thursday of each month. Join us this month for a discussion of "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop. Copies of the book are available at the Adult Services Desk.

Author: Carolyn Jessop.
When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop
was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger: a man thirty-two
years her senior. Meet Carolyn Jessop at our Author Event and
listen to her story after you read her Book.
Title: Escape by Carolyn Jessop ... (more)and
Laura Palmer, $14.95 Softcover, ISBN 9780767927574, On Sale Date:
December 30, 2008
The dramatic first-person account of
life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman's
courageous flight to freedom with her eight children.
Escape exposes a world tantamount to a prison camp, created by religious
fanatics who, in the name of God, deprive their followers the right to make
choices, force women to be totally subservient to men, and brainwash children in
church-run schools. Against this background, Carolyn Jessop's flight takes on an
extraordinary, inspiring power. 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. And in 2006, her reports to the
Utah attorney general on church abuses formed a crucial part of the case that
led to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.
What: Carolyn Jessop
will talk about her new book, her life, her work, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of his / her new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.
When: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 7:00 PM
Where: A Rainy Day
Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The
Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri
64112
Admission Package (Click on the ADD
TO SHOPPING CART button): $14.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books,
One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Escape (Softcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation.
Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the
Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store
Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online
Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.
All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Author: Carolyn Jessop.
When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop
was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger: a man thirty-two
years her senior. Meet Carolyn Jessop at our Author Event and
listen to her story after you read her Book.
Title: Escape by Carolyn Jessop ... (more)and
Laura Palmer, $14.95 Softcover, ISBN 9780767927574, On Sale Date:
December 30, 2008
The dramatic first-person account of
life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman's
courageous flight to freedom with her eight children.
Escape exposes a world tantamount to a prison camp, created by religious
fanatics who, in the name of God, deprive their followers the right to make
choices, force women to be totally subservient to men, and brainwash children in
church-run schools. Against this background, Carolyn Jessop's flight takes on an
extraordinary, inspiring power. 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. And in 2006, her reports to the
Utah attorney general on church abuses formed a crucial part of the case that
led to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.
What: Carolyn Jessop
will talk about her new book, her life, her work, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of his / her new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.
When: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 7:00 PM
Where: A Rainy Day
Books Author Event at a Location to be Confirmed.
Vivien is working on selecting a venue.
Admission Package (Click on the ADD
TO SHOPPING CART button): $14.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books,
One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Escape
(Softcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation.
Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the
Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store
Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online
Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.
All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.