{"product_id":"book-dezu","title":"Scarred","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe shocking and subversive memoir of a 12-year-NXIVM-member-turned-whistleblower, and her inspiring true story of abuse, escape, and redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Master, would you brand me? It would be an honor.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarred \u003c\/i\u003efollows actress Sarah Edmondson's account of her recruitment into the NXIVM cult, founded by Keith Raniere. It narrates in detail the 12 years she spent within the organization, during which she enrolled over 2,000 members, chronicling her breaking point and her harrowing fight to get out, help others, and heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Complete with personal photographs, this tell-all follows Sarah from the moment she takes her first NXIVM seminar, to the invitation she accepts from her best friend, Lauren Salzman, into DOS—a \"secret sisterhood\" within the cult—to her journey toward becoming a key witness in the federal case against its founders.\u003cbr\u003e• Readers will learn how cults like NXIVM get started, why people get involved (and stay), and the importance of whistleblowers who bring light to illegal and unethical practices.\u003cbr\u003e• Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress and playwright who has starred in the CBS series \u003ci\u003eSalvation\u003c\/i\u003e and more than 12 films for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. She is featured in the CBC podcast \u003ci\u003eUncover: Escaping NXIVM\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vow\u003c\/i\u003e, the upcoming HBO documentary series on NXIVM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScarred\u003c\/i\u003e isn't just about NXIVM. It is also a story about abuses of power, the role female friendships play in cults, and how sometimes the search to be \"better\" can override everything else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• A thrilling read for fans of true crime and cults, as well as listeners of podcasts like \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Murder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUp and Vanished\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e• Great for fans of Troublemaker: \u003ci\u003eSurviving Hollywood and Scientology\u003c\/i\u003e by Leah Remini, \u003ci\u003eEscape\u003c\/i\u003e by Carolyn Jessop, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Belief\u003c\/i\u003e by Jenna Miscavige Hill, and \u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e by John Carreyrou.\u003cbr\u003e• Evokes questions about friendship, ethics, good and evil, making it a perfect selection for book clubs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio edition read by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349133107504,"sku":"BDdezu","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/430020-dezu-Square.jpg?v=1734242079","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dezu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}