Escape

Serial rights sold to Guardian Weekend magazine and Mail on Sunday You magazine. Blanket newspaper and magazine campaign including first interview in the Telegraph magazine.

THE HARROWING STORY OF ONE WOMAN'S ESCAPE FROM THE FUNDAMENTALIST CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 
 
Aged eighteen, Carolyn Jessop was forced to marry a 50-year-old stranger and religious cult member. 
 
She became one of 6 wives and bore him 8 children in 15 years. Forced to obey her controlling husband's every demand, she had no money and no power. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at the new cult leader's home, she knew she had to take her children and flee. 
 
 At thirty-five, Carolyn escaped. This is her harrowing - and ultimately triumphant - story. 
 
'An amazing life event that Carolyn was brave enough to tell' Reader Review 
 
'What an emotional rollercoaster it was reading this. Sadness, horror, disbelief, shock, excitement, hope' Reader Review 
 
'Wow! Received this book in the morning, finished it by evening' Reader Review

Carolyn Jessop was born in 1968 and raised in the largest community of the Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints in the US.  She spent 17 years in a polygamous marriage to one of the most powerful men in the FLDS community, before escaping. She lives in Utah with her children.

In the closed world of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, Carolyn Jessop was forced to obey her controlling husband's every demand. She had no money, no power and existed as one of six wives battling for her husband's attention. 
 
For seventeen years Carolyn suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she knew she had to do everything in her power to take her children and flee. 
 
At 35 Carolyn escaped. This is her harrowing - and ultimately triumphant - story

Carolyn Jessop

Meg Wolitzer, bestselling author of 'The Ten-Year Nap'

Carolyn Jessop once again courageously speaks out and exposes the FLDS facade for the criminal operation it is. A brave, compelling and wise book

Sam Brower, lead investigator of the FLDS

Life After The Cult: A Survivor's Lessons

At the age of 18, Carolyn Jessop was forced to marry a 50-year-old stranger and religious cult member. She became one of six wives and bore him eight children in 15 years. When the cult started preaching death and destruction, she knew she and her children had to escape. 
 
Carolyn Jessop's extraordinary story as part of the fundamentalist Mormon church in the US was chronicled in her international bestseller Escape. Three years on, Carolyn has written Triumph, an inspirational guide which will help anyone overcome adversity and hardship to achieve their dreams. With the right tools, we can all face our fears and redefine our relationships with those who have hurt us.

Carolyn Jessop

Praise for Triumph

Thoughtful, intelligent, and engaging

Carolyn Jessop once again courageously speaks out and exposes the FLDS facade for the criminal operation it is. A brave, compelling and wise book

Books by Carolyn Jessop

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