{"product_id":"lost-boy-the-true-story-of-one-mans-exile-from-a-polygamist-cult-and-his-brave-journey-to-reclaim-his-life-paperback","title":"Lost Boy: The True Story of One Man's Exile from a Polygamist Cult and His Brave Journey to Reclaim His Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrent W. Jeffs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaia Szalavitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), girls can become valuable property as plural wives, but boys are expendable, even a liability. In this powerful and heartbreaking account, former FLDS member Brent Jeffs reveals both the terror and the love he experienced growing up on his prophet's compound--and the harsh exile existence that so many boys face once they have been expelled by the sect. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrent Jeffs is the nephew of Warren Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the FLDS. The son of a prominent family in the church, Brent could have grown up to have multiple wives of his own and significant power in the 10,000-strong community. But he knew that behind the group's pious public image--women in chaste dresses carrying babies on their hips--lay a much darker reality. So he walked away, and was the first to file a sexual-abuse lawsuit against his uncle. Now Brent shares his courageous story and that of many other young men who have become \"lost boys\" when they leave the FLDS, either by choice or by expulsion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrent experienced firsthand the absolute power that church leaders wield--the kind of power that corrupts and perverts those who will do anything to maintain it. Once young men no longer belong to the church, they are cast out into a world for which they are utterly unprepared. More often than not, they succumb to the temptations of alcohol and other drugs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTragically, Brent lost two of his brothers in this struggle, one to suicide, the other to overdose. In this book he shows that lost boys can triumph and that abuse and trauma can be overcome, and he hopes that readers will be inspired to help former FLDS members find their way in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRENT W. JEFFS spent his entire childhood in the Jeffs compound as nephew of Warren Jeffs and grandson of Rulon Jeffs, the Mormon fundamentalist group's former prophet, who had dozens of wives and more than sixty children. He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a beautiful wife and daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMAIA SZALAVITZ is the author and coauthor of several books, including\u003ci\u003e Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a Senior Fellow at stats.org, a media watchdog group. She lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759212790048,"sku":"9780767931786","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/03e4b4fe99f239ee5b81322fa81dd2db.webp?v=1780145630","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lost-boy-the-true-story-of-one-mans-exile-from-a-polygamist-cult-and-his-brave-journey-to-reclaim-his-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}