Excommunicated
a heart-wrenching and compelling memoir about a family torn apart by one of new zealand's most secretive religious sects for readers of driving to treblinka and educated
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2023
Summary
Excommunicated: A Family Torn Apart by Faith
A heart-wrenching multigenerational family memoir by an excommunicated member of the Exclusive Brethren.
After coming out as gay, Craig Hoyle was excommunicated from the New Zealand Exclusive Brethren and forced to say goodbye to his family forever. The conservative sect was everything he’d ever known - a childhood where television, pop music, sports and even pets were against the rules.
Joining public society - the ‘world…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781775542018 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1775542017 |
| Author: | Craig Hoyle |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 451g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 154mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Craig Hoyle
Craig Hoyle grew up in Invercargill within the New Zealand Exclusive Brethren. Separated from public society, he attended Brethren-only schooling and worked in his family’s tyre shop. After facing interrogations and conversion therapy for his sexuality, he was excommunicated from the Brethren and lost his family in 2009. Today he is a news director for the Sunday Star-Times. He has worked for newsrooms such as TV3 and RadioLive, and behind the scenes on current affairs shows including 60 Minutes and 3rd Degree. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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