AS SEEN IN THE HBO DOCUSERIES THE VOW: The shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption.
#1 Amazon bestseller in Religious Cults category
Now available at the retailers below. A portion of the profits will be devoted to starting a foundation for victims of NXIVM—to support their healing and recovery.
AMAZON (All Countries)
BARNES & NOBLE
BOOKSHOP
APPLE BOOKS
INDIGO (Canada)
WATERSTONES (UK)
BOOKTOPIA (Australia)
MIGHTY APE (New Zealand)
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“Sarah Edmonson wrote a subversive memoir about NXIVM you have to read after The Vow.” —Bustle.com
“You've probably heard of the alleged sex cult that turned well-intentioned women into sex slaves and was shuttered following an FBI investigation. What you may not know is that the bust may never have happened without Sarah Edmondson.”—Refinery29
“At once riveting and disturbing, Scarred is a brave but messy stab at redemption.” —The New York Times
“Scarred complicates the prevailing belief that cult members are naïve or weak-minded, or from traumatized backgrounds, and reveals this for the oversimplification that it is. The illumination of these manipulation techniques goes a long way to solving the mystery of why people sign up, and why they stay.” —The Globe and Mail
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“‘Master, would you brand me? It would be an honor.’ From the second I climb onto the table, acutely aware that I am lying in the sweat of my sisters, I will have blocked that out. Lying there completely naked, I am at my most vulnerable but determined to prove my strength. I try to keep my legs closed as my body wills itself to protect my most private area. . . . I tell myself: I am a warrior. I birthed a human. I can handle pain. But nothing could have ever prepared me for the feel of this fire on my skin.”
Scarred is Sarah Edmondson’s compelling memoir of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, the 12 years she spent within the organization (during which she enrolled over 2,000 members and entered DOS—NXIVM’s “secret sisterhood”), her breaking point, and her harrowing fight to get out, to expose Keith Raniere and the leadership, to help others, and to heal. Complete with personal photographs, Scarred is also an eye-opening story about abuses of power, female trust and friendship, and how sometimes the search to be “better” can override everything else.
About the Author:
Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress and playwright who has starred in the CBS series Salvation and more than twelve films for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. She is also a well-established voice-over artist for popular series such as Transformers: Cybertron and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. She is featured in the CBC podcast Uncover: Escaping NXIVM and The Vow, the HBO documentary series on NXIVM.