{"product_id":"scarred-the-true-story-of-how-i-escaped-nxivm-the-cult-that-bound-my-life-9781452184265","title":"Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped Nxivm, the Cult That Bound My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs seen in the HBO docuseries THE VOW: The shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"'Master, would you brand me? It would be an honor.' From the second I climb onto the table, acutely aware that I am lying in the sweat of my sisters, I will have blocked that out. Lying there completely naked, I am at my most vulnerable but determined to prove my strength. I try to keep my legs closed as my body wills itself to protect my most private area. . . . I tell myself: I am a warrior. I birthed a human. I can handle pain. But nothing could have ever prepared me for the feel of this fire on my skin.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarred\u003c\/i\u003e is Sarah Edmondson's compelling memoir of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, the 12 years she spent within the organization (during which she enrolled over 2,000 members and entered DOS--NXIVM's \"secret sisterhood\"), her breaking point, and her harrowing fight to get out, to expose Keith Raniere and the leadership, to help others, and to heal. Complete with personal photographs, Scarred is also an eye-opening story about abuses of power, female trust and friendship, and how sometimes the search to be \"better\" can override everything else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eUnorthodox\u003c\/i\u003e by Deborah Feldman, \u003ci\u003eEscape\u003c\/i\u003e by Carolyn Jessop, and \u003ci\u003eTroublemaker\u003c\/i\u003e by Leah Remini\u003cbr\u003e- This tell-all follows Sarah from the moment she takes her first NXIVM seminar, to the invitation she accepts from her best friend, Lauren Salzman, into DOS, to her journey toward become a key witness in the federal case against its founders\u003cbr\u003e- Evokes questions about friendship, ethics, good and evil, making it a brilliant selection for book clubs \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio edition read by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Edmondson\u003c\/b\u003e is an actress and voice-over artist. She is featured in the CBC investigative podcast \u003ci\u003eUncover: Escaping NXIVM\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vow\u003c\/i\u003e, the HBO documentary series on NXIVM. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristine Gasbarre\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eHow to Love an American Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the co-writer of the #1 New York Times bestselling \u003ci\u003eEtched in Sand\u003c\/i\u003e by Regina Calcaterra. Her work has been featured in such media outlets as \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chronicle Prism","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527617712402,"sku":"9781452184265","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_480f61ec-b3a5-4d86-9572-de0d484fbeb3.jpg?v=1731308579","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/scarred-the-true-story-of-how-i-escaped-nxivm-the-cult-that-bound-my-life-9781452184265","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}