Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My Life

by Sarah Edmondson, Kristine Gasbarre Narrated by Sarah Edmondson

Overview

The shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption.

"Master, would you brand me? It would be an honor."Scarred follows actress Sarah Edmondson's account of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, founded by Keith Raniere. It narrates in detail the 12 years she spent within the organization, during which she enrolled over 2,000 members, chronicling her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal.

¿ Complete with personal photographs, 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-a "secret sisterhood" within the cult-to her journey toward becoming a key witness in the federal case against its founders.
¿ Readers will learn how cults like NXIVM get started, why people get involved (and stay), and the importance of whistleblowers who bring light to illegal and unethical practices.
¿ Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress and playwright who has starred in the CBS series Salvation and more than 12 films for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. She is featured in the CBC podcast Uncover: Escaping NXIVM and The Vow, the upcoming HBO documentary series on NXIVM.

Scarred isn't just about NXIVM. It is also a story about abuses of power, the role female friendships play in cults, and how sometimes the search to be "better" can override everything else.

¿ A thrilling read for fans of true crime and cults, as well as listeners of podcasts like My Favorite Murder and Up and Vanished.
¿ Great for fans of Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini, Escape by Carolyn Jessop, Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige Hill, and Bad Blood by John Carreyrou.
¿ Evokes questions about friendship, ethics, good and evil, making it a perfect selection for book clubs.

Audio edition read by the author.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

*One of Town Country’s 10 Best Fiction Nonfiction Books About Cults*

"If you were enthralled by the HBO docuseries, The Vow, or Starz’s Seduced, then Sarah Edmondson’s memoir is required follow-up reading." —Town Country

"At once riveting and disturbing, Scarred is a brave but messy stab at redemption." —The New York Times

*One of Town Country’s 10 Best Fiction Nonfiction Books About Cults*

"If you were enthralled by the HBO docuseries, The Vow, or Starz’s Seduced, then Sarah Edmondson’s memoir is required follow-up reading." —Town Country

"You've probably heard of the alleged sex cult that turned well-intentioned women into sex slaves and was shuttered following an FBI investigation. What you may not know is that the bust may never have happened without Sarah Edmondson." -Refinery29

"Sarah Edmonson wrote a subversive memoir about NXIVM you have to read after The Vow." -Bustle.com

"Sarah Edmonson wrote a subversive memoir about NXIVM you have to read after The Vow." -Bustle.com

"You've probably heard of the alleged sex cult that turned well-intentioned women into sex slaves and was shuttered following an FBI investigation. What you may not know is that the bust may never have happened without Sarah Edmondson." -Refinery29

"At once riveting and disturbing, Scarred is a brave but messy stab at redemption." —The New York Times

"Scarred complicates the prevailing belief that cult members are naïve or weak-minded, or from traumatized backgrounds, and reveals this for the oversimplification that it is. The illumination of these manipulation techniques goes a long way to solving the mystery of why people sign up, and why they stay." -The Globe and Mail

"Scarred complicates the prevailing belief that cult members are naïve or weak-minded, or from traumatized backgrounds, and reveals this for the oversimplification that it is. The illumination of these manipulation techniques goes a long way to solving the mystery of why people sign up, and why they stay." -The Globe and Mail

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172893520
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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