On December 10, 2009, McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, went to the hospital for a routine procedure. While undergoing treatment, her face suddenly turned a dark shade of blue, then black. Her mother screamed for help, and a nurse tried to revive her…to no avail. Today, Crystal does not remember what happened in that hospital room during the nine minutes she was unconscious and unable to breathe on her own. She has no memory of the panic...

In a story of liberation and self-empowerment, the author shares her hauntingly intimate coming-of-age narrative of growing up in and escaping from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult.

"El papa Francisco examina el futuro de la Iglesia Catolica en esta llamada, urgente y profundamente personal, a todos los creyentes para que construyan un puente entre generaciones. Desde su nombramiento en 2013, el papa Francisco ha revitalizado a la Iglesia Catolica y se ha convertido en uno de los lideres globales mas populares. Ahora, en esta extraordinaria entrevista, Su Santidad les recuerda a los catolicos de todas las edades que 'Dios es...