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In "Breaking Free," author Rachel Jeffs offers a firsthand account of her upbringing within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). She describes the complex web of sister wives and authoritarian male leadership that defined her family life. Through her narrative, Jeffs exposes the cultural and emotional abuse endured by many women and the struggle to escape the town’s oppressive control. She also examines how her father, the self‑proclaimed prophet, continues to wield power and shape the beliefs of his followers, even after his influence has become a source of pain for his own daughter. Her story provides a rare, intimate look at the hidden realities of the FLDS community and the resilience required to break free from its grip.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Rachel Jeffs
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