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#1 I was punished for crying during line for the spanking, even though no one else was. I was punished for stepping out of line, even though no one else was. I was punished for complaining about food or hunger, even though no one else was. I was punished for not respecting my elders, even though no one else was. I was punished for rolling my eyes when an adult corrected...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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x, 339 pages ; 25 cm
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In the vein of Educated and The Glass Castle, Daniella Mestyanek Young's Uncultured is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome. Behind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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571 pages ; 23 cm.
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Behind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother donated land for one of The Family's first communes in Texas. Her mother, at thirteen, was forced to marry the leader and served as his secretary for many years. Beholden to The Family's strict rules, Daniella suffers physical,...
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