The Ungodly

The Ungodly, waar gaat het boek over?Escaping a religion I didn’t believe inWhen I was eighteen, I left my parental home. Taking only two plastic bags of clothes, I faced an uncertain future. I left realising that no one I knew would ever speak to me again, including my parents, my sisters and my brother. Now, twenty-five years later, I’m still often asked what it’s like to live as a Jehovah’s Witness. In this book I give a detailed look inside that life and reveal the impact of excommunication. I share my struggle, my grief, my anger and my attempts to build a new life. I had to learn to live without rules …Acclaim for The River of Blue:"Very recognisable poems. Clear and meaningful. It reads easily and the poems are concise""Amazing how the writer expresses very personal experiences and makes them recognisable for everyone, or at least understandable to the reader, even if he has completely different experiences." Over de auteur Paula Keessen Paula Keessen (1976) released a 2013 poetry collection called The River of Blue. She sees writing as a fight. A fight against the volatility of everyday life. A fight against the fragility of our memory. A fight against the brevity of our existence. She lives a life of simplicity which must be preserved; so she writes, to remember and to be remembered. Meer informatie ISBN 9789463892001 Editie 1 Hoofdauteur Paula Keessen Taal Engels Bindwijze Paperback / softback Releasedatum 25 maart 2019 Aantal pagina's 150 Uitgever BoekScout BV NUR 402 - Waargebeurde verhalen Bijgewerkt op 16-09-2026, 23:44:58