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Those who had not discovered our truth had Satan in their hearts. We lived amongst them, but not with them, ‘in the world, but not of the world’. We were special.
We were the disciples of the Fellowship.
When she was a child, Lindsey Rosa’s every waking moment was governed by the rules of an extreme separatist sect. It controlled what she wore and what she ate; it forbade her to listen to music, to cut her hair, to watch television, to use a computer. The Fellowship said her family was special. Why would she believe otherwise?
Then, when Lindsey was seven, her elder brother was caught listening to music and the family were expelled from the sect. But Lindsey’s parents knew nothing but the ways of the Fellowship, so they remained in hope that they would be accepted and continued to make the family live by the sect’s strict rules--cutting themselves off from their local community.
But as Lindsey grew, so too did her awareness of a world outside. And, feeling increasingly isolated, she struggled with her own identity. Until finally she was faced with a devastating choice: to continue to live by the rules of the religious sect or to be brutally cast out and leave the family she loved behind forever.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lindsey's story is a rare read, not only because of the unique upbringing she recounts but also because of the utter honesty she recounts it with.
There is a real sense of a journey and not one that ends because the book does. I wouldn't recommend the book to people who want to believe in a fairytale happy ever after, rather those who can face the fact that life, in all it's wonder, can be seriously hard work.
Lindsey's determination is inspiring and it is easy to be on her side as a reader, because she never asks you to be. Her humour is evident throughout the book and her ability to laugh at herself at times ensures that the story, although dealing with intensely difficult issues, is not too intense to enjoy reading.
Personally, I couldn't put it down.
There is a real sense of a journey and not one that ends because the book does. I wouldn't recommend the book to people who want to believe in a fairytale happy ever after, rather those who can face the fact that life, in all it's wonder, can be seriously hard work.
Lindsey's determination is inspiring and it is easy to be on her side as a reader, because she never asks you to be. Her humour is evident throughout the book and her ability to laugh at herself at times ensures that the story, although dealing with intensely difficult issues, is not too intense to enjoy reading.
Personally, I couldn't put it down.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There have been many books written by people who grew up in religious sects, and quite a number by sufferers of anorexia and other eating disorders. Lindsey's beautifully and wittily written autobiography, tells of her early life in a sect, and her battle with anorexia as a teenager though into motherhood.
But what sets this book apart from so called 'misery memoirs' is the unique insight Lindsey offers into the mind of a determined young girl, battling to find her identity in a family separating itself from society, and then in the world beyond the sect.
Far from painting herself as the innocent victim, mentally abused but oppressive forces, Lindsey is, at times, brutally honest about her own faults. And that is what makes her story so real and relevant to the reader.
Ultimately, the sum is far greater than the parts. A fascinating read.
But what sets this book apart from so called 'misery memoirs' is the unique insight Lindsey offers into the mind of a determined young girl, battling to find her identity in a family separating itself from society, and then in the world beyond the sect.
Far from painting herself as the innocent victim, mentally abused but oppressive forces, Lindsey is, at times, brutally honest about her own faults. And that is what makes her story so real and relevant to the reader.
Ultimately, the sum is far greater than the parts. A fascinating read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating window into this strict religious sect and the author's ensuing experience...
4 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback
Have just finished reading this book and found the author's true story fascinating; her experience is a world away from normal. Reading about how daily life was for her within the 'confines' of this sect makes me realise how much we take our free and easy existence for granted. The result of this other-worldly experience obviously wreaked havoc in her life, but it was incredibly moving to read her very real account of the lows then highs of her ordeal. A brave woman indeed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
a struggle to be free
This is one of five books published in the BBC's 2010 'My Story' competition, created for people to write stories of difficult circumstances they have faced in their life (see the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. A. J. Flynn
easy but profound..couldnt put it down
i couldnt put this book down...brilliant read - it reads really easily and lindsey is very honest and real - highly recomended
Published 13 months ago by crocus wood
Reality check
This book is un-put-downable. Written in a conversational style - as if sitting opposite on the sofa, Lindsey pours out her story with a dry, self-depracating wit that draws the... Read more
Published 15 months ago by R&B
Not my idea of a good book!
By the time I finished reading this book my blood was boiling I was waiting for the part she took responsibility for her own actions and felt remorse for the pain she put that poor... Read more
Published 17 months ago by lilmisshappy8484
awful
I read this and found it be to very self-indulgent. I didn't find it the least bit inspiring. I thought she was the most egotistical person. Read more
Published 18 months ago by catlover
Honest, original and an excellent first novel.
A book that is both interesting and supremely truthful. I look forward to Lindsey Rosa's next work, in whatever format she chooses.
Published 19 months ago by Maggie Penn
Gut-churning
Not My Idea of Heaven is a valuable, meticulously detailed case history that will probably be quoted in many future studies of cults and their psychological legacy. Read more
Published 19 months ago by I. C. Mckay
boring book
this is one of the most drawn out and un interesting books i have ever read, i would not recomend this to anyone, it was a complete waste of time.
Published 19 months ago by L. Risom
Truely impressive !
Truly impressive.
`Not My Idea of Heaven' is a heart rendering story told with breath taking openness and honesty to reveal the whole truth of Lindsey's journey through... Read more
`Not My Idea of Heaven' is a heart rendering story told with breath taking openness and honesty to reveal the whole truth of Lindsey's journey through... Read more
Published 20 months ago by dextrous woodworker
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