Thank you to all of you who have given such positive feedback on the Book Club!

And there have been some great thoughts on the Thousand Splendid Suns discussion so far.

A book I am reading currently - and which I've had a number of people comment on - is "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop.

This non fiction book, published by Penguin, is available from all Mary Ryan Book Stores for $32.95.

Here's a short synopsis to whet your appetite:

Carolyn Jessop was born into a religious cult known as the Fundamentalist Church of the Latter Day Saints, a 10,000-strong community living in Arizona, USA.

Aged 18 she was coerced into marriage with a 50-year-old man she barely knew.

She became his fourth wife, and had eight children in 15 years.

This is the true story of Carolyn Jessop's life in this violent and abusive cult.

Children were brainwashed, taught that everyone outside the community was evil, that dinosaurs never existed and men never set foot on the moon.

Books were banned.

But Carolyn Jessop escaped and just a year later her testimony was central to getting the assets of the cult frozen, and its notorious leader, Warren Jeffs, put on trial.

This is her astonishing story.

I look forward to your discussion on this book, good or bad!

I'll certainly be sharing my thoughts as I read it.

Deb Perry