Beyond the Cabin

Beyond the Cabin

by Jared Nathan Garrett
Beyond the Cabin

Beyond the Cabin

by Jared Nathan Garrett

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Overview

A lonely, grieving young man desperate for freedom from an abusive cult.

Josh is trapped. Born and raised in the Fundamental Faith in God- a cult started by his mother- all Josh knows is abuse, neglect, and life in a house bursting with angry adults and lonely children. His only friend is his oldest brother, Malachi. He and Malachi have spent countless hours in the woods, building a rough cabin and planning to escape together.

But when Malachi finally snaps and gets away, he leaves Josh behind. Betrayed, more isolated than ever, and finding solace only in his books, Josh starts planning his own escape. Then tragedy strikes and Josh spirals - with nothing to catch him - and a grim, abused future all he has left.

That all changes when Josh finally talks to one of the other cult kids, Mary, and a friendship blooms from their shared love of books. As his relationship with Mary deepens into something that might save both of them, Josh's eyes are opened to the plight of the other children and he feels something new: fury. These children need his protection - even though Josh still yearns for freedom.

But is escape an act of betrayal? And when the time comes for Josh to face his abuser, will the battle destroy any hope for peace and freedom?

Beyond the Cabin is a tale of a young man seeking connection, love, and freedom while coming of age in a real-life, infamous Scientology splinter cult. Based on and inspired by the author's life in The Process Church of the Final Judgment.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781503192980
Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date: 11/23/2014
Series: Finding Home Series , #1
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Jared Garrett is a family man with a delightful wife and six silly kids. A recent transplant to the Pacific northwest, he has written fiction, user manuals, radio scripts and textbooks and has won first place in the Mayhew writing contest at BYU and received honorable mention in the Writers of the Future contest. He's also done voice narration and a fair bit of stage work. He lives at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains.

He was born in Chicago in the seventies, grew up in New York City, Dallas, Denver, Washington DC, and several other big cities in the 80s, finished high school in the 90s, and traveled the world during the first decade of the 2000s.

Highlights: Music from the seventies was the best. Music from the 80s was rad. Music from the 90s was intermittently great and awful. And modern music? Don't get him started.

He loves movies, books, hiking, bicycling, Thai food, and cookies and cream ice cream. Also marshmallows.
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