Not Without My Sister by Kristina, Celeste and Juliana

This multiautobiography tells the intertwined tale of three sisters (one father, two mothers) who were brought up in the Children of God, now known as The Family International. An interesting insight into their lives, exposing the abuse they had to face in different ways as they were moved around the world as countries began to chase the Family out. As an RE teacher, it is interesting to see examples of many of the indicators of a cult being described - the charismatic leader, the almost Scriptural additional writings, the exclusion from the world, the bizarre and sometimes illegal practices. The one slight criticism is that the title is obviously meant to conjure up "Not Without My Daughter", but the girls were often separated, and in many ways had to leave the Family individually, so even though there are similarities, it does feel as if they are drawing on the fame of the first book! But it's a good read anyway.