Leaving the Saints
How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
$33.71
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2006
Summary
As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders in an existence framed by the strictest code of conduct. As an adult, she moved to the east coast, outside of her Mormon enclave for the first time in her life. When her son was born with Down syndrome, Martha and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307335999 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307335992 |
| Author: | Martha Beck |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 134mm x 202mm |
Critics Review
“One of the bravest, most achingly honest books I’ve read in years. Leaving the Saints is a priceless gift.” —Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of The Dance of Anger
“Few have such fascinating tales—or the literary chops and emotional range with which to tell them—as Martha Beck… . That Beck can write so eloquently about [her break from the church] without bitterness is a gift worth its weight in gold plates.” —Ralph Frammolino, Los Angeles Times
“Trying to get your truth out against a wall of resistance? Looking for a spiritual bonus in the struggle? Your struggle is Beck’s, and Leaving the Saints tells it consolingly well.” —Detroit News and Free Press
Martha Beck
Martha Beck is the author of the New York Times bestselling Expecting Adam, Finding Your Own North Star, and The Joy Diet. She lives with her family in Phoenix, Arizona.
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