Jesus Land

A Memoir

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Julia Scheeres: Jesus Land (Paperback, 2005, Counterpoint)

Paperback

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2005 by Counterpoint.

ISBN:
978-0-7394-6213-3
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"Sibling bond is at the core of Jesus Land, Scheeres’s gritty, heart-wrenching memoir...A lesser writer would have buckled under the weight of this story...A page turner...Heart-stopping and enraging...There is much praise, these days, for the detached, quietly elegant narrative. But there is little mention of the power a well-tended rage can bring to a good story...Focused, justified and without a trace of self-pity. Shot through with poignancy." —New York Times Book Review

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Review of 'Jesus Land' on 'Goodreads'

I read this because MLF learned it was written by a cousin of our childhood friend. It's no great work of literature or anything, but it's a crazy and page-turning story about two kids surviving a bizarre and harrowing childhood. I read it in about 3 days, which is rare for me. If you liked The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls you'll probably really like this too.