-Titulo Original : Cut Me Loose Sin And Salvation After My Ultra-orthodox Girlhood
-Fabricante :
Penguin Books
-Descripcion Original:
Visceral and uplifting. -- The Daily BeastA raw and electrifying memoir about a young woman’s journey from self-destruction to redemption, after cutting ties with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family For fans of the television series Unorthodox and Shtisel, this brutally honest memoir tells the story of one woman’s quest to define herself as an individual. Leah Vincent was born into the Yeshivish community, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect. As the daughter of an influential rabbi, she was taught to worship two things: God, and the men who ruled their society. Then, at sixteen, Leah was caught exchanging letters with a boy, violating religious law that forbids contact between members of the opposite sex. Shunned by her family, she was cast out of her home, alone and adrift in New York City, unprepared for the freedoms of secular life and unaccustomed to the power and peril inherent in her own sexuality. Fast-paced, harrowing, mesmerizing, and ultimately triumphant, Leahs story illuminates both the oppressive world of religious fundamentalism and the broader issues facing young women of all backgrounds. Review Vincent doesnt sensationalize what happened to her; shes more concerned with writing about he she reclaimed what belonged to her all along -- freedom, agency, self-sufficiency. This is what separates her tale from most...Orthodox memoirs: its as thoughtful and heroic as it is gripping and tragic...Its the finest example of this sort of memoir yet. -FlavorwireWrenching ... Her book should be read, not just as a warning of the very real dangers of the world, but also of the price to be paid when, in the name of religion, people forget humanity. -The Wall Street JournalA sometimes-sweet, sometimes-harrowing memoir by a smart, passionate ultra-Orthodox girl. . . . engrossing and so thoughtfully written, and never mocks the traditions and values of a culture that few of us can fully comprehend. -People Painfully raw. -Susannah Cahalan, New York PostGripping. . . . Readers will appreciate Vincents uncensored honesty in sharing the horrors of her past. -The Washington PostCompulsively readable. -BookpageNever before has rebellion been so sweetly rendered. And never-not since the memoirs of Mary Karr-has the connection between self-destruction and family dysfunction been so tangible and clear. -Koren Zailckas, bestselling author of Smashed and Mother, MotherCut Me Loose brims with a girl’s longing, and shines with a woman’s insight. -Christa Parravani, author of HerGutsy, smart, and incredibly difficult to put down.-Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel BonfireVincents story is full of despair, of longing, of trying to find a place for herself amid a world that doesnt allow girls to be their whole yearning selves. The reader cheers for her when she finally escapes the prisons built by the various institutions she grew up with. -Kerry Cohen, author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of PromiscuityThe voice Vincent has claimed is unflinchingly honest and incisive. It has already begun to resound on behalf of others who struggle to escape abuse and oppression. -Anouk Markovits, author of I Am ForbiddenVincent’s writing brims with tension, insight, and longing. -Margaux Fragoso, author of Tiger, TigerLeah Vincent shares a harrowing journey that will speak to all children fleeing intolerance, who struggle to be seen and accepted on their own terms. -Julie Metz, bestselling author of Perfection About the Author Leah Vincent, who now goes by Jericho Vincent, is the author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood and the co-author of Legends of the Talmud, a collection of illustrated children’s stories. They have lectured on sexual assault, trauma, and Judaism at colleges, organizations, and synagogues across the country. Their essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, the Cut, the Daily Beast, Mask Magazine, the Forward, and the Rumpus. The
-Fabricante :
Penguin Books
-Descripcion Original:
Visceral and uplifting. -- The Daily BeastA raw and electrifying memoir about a young woman’s journey from self-destruction to redemption, after cutting ties with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family For fans of the television series Unorthodox and Shtisel, this brutally honest memoir tells the story of one woman’s quest to define herself as an individual. Leah Vincent was born into the Yeshivish community, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect. As the daughter of an influential rabbi, she was taught to worship two things: God, and the men who ruled their society. Then, at sixteen, Leah was caught exchanging letters with a boy, violating religious law that forbids contact between members of the opposite sex. Shunned by her family, she was cast out of her home, alone and adrift in New York City, unprepared for the freedoms of secular life and unaccustomed to the power and peril inherent in her own sexuality. Fast-paced, harrowing, mesmerizing, and ultimately triumphant, Leahs story illuminates both the oppressive world of religious fundamentalism and the broader issues facing young women of all backgrounds. Review Vincent doesnt sensationalize what happened to her; shes more concerned with writing about he she reclaimed what belonged to her all along -- freedom, agency, self-sufficiency. This is what separates her tale from most...Orthodox memoirs: its as thoughtful and heroic as it is gripping and tragic...Its the finest example of this sort of memoir yet. -FlavorwireWrenching ... Her book should be read, not just as a warning of the very real dangers of the world, but also of the price to be paid when, in the name of religion, people forget humanity. -The Wall Street JournalA sometimes-sweet, sometimes-harrowing memoir by a smart, passionate ultra-Orthodox girl. . . . engrossing and so thoughtfully written, and never mocks the traditions and values of a culture that few of us can fully comprehend. -People Painfully raw. -Susannah Cahalan, New York PostGripping. . . . Readers will appreciate Vincents uncensored honesty in sharing the horrors of her past. -The Washington PostCompulsively readable. -BookpageNever before has rebellion been so sweetly rendered. And never-not since the memoirs of Mary Karr-has the connection between self-destruction and family dysfunction been so tangible and clear. -Koren Zailckas, bestselling author of Smashed and Mother, MotherCut Me Loose brims with a girl’s longing, and shines with a woman’s insight. -Christa Parravani, author of HerGutsy, smart, and incredibly difficult to put down.-Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel BonfireVincents story is full of despair, of longing, of trying to find a place for herself amid a world that doesnt allow girls to be their whole yearning selves. The reader cheers for her when she finally escapes the prisons built by the various institutions she grew up with. -Kerry Cohen, author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of PromiscuityThe voice Vincent has claimed is unflinchingly honest and incisive. It has already begun to resound on behalf of others who struggle to escape abuse and oppression. -Anouk Markovits, author of I Am ForbiddenVincent’s writing brims with tension, insight, and longing. -Margaux Fragoso, author of Tiger, TigerLeah Vincent shares a harrowing journey that will speak to all children fleeing intolerance, who struggle to be seen and accepted on their own terms. -Julie Metz, bestselling author of Perfection About the Author Leah Vincent, who now goes by Jericho Vincent, is the author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood and the co-author of Legends of the Talmud, a collection of illustrated children’s stories. They have lectured on sexual assault, trauma, and Judaism at colleges, organizations, and synagogues across the country. Their essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, the Cut, the Daily Beast, Mask Magazine, the Forward, and the Rumpus. The
