Sarah Edmondson is an actress and voice-over artist. She is featured in the CBC investigative podcast Uncover: Escaping NXIVM and The Vow, the HBO documentary series on NXIVM.
Kristine Gasbarre is the author of the memoir How to Love an American Man, as well as the co-writer of the #1 New York Times bestselling Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra. Her work has been featured in such media outlets as People, Glamour, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.
"Scarred complicates the prevailing belief that cult members are
naïve or weak-minded, or from traumatized backgrounds, and reveals
this for the oversimplification that it is. The illumination of
these manipulation techniques goes a long way to solving the
mystery of why people sign up, and why they stay." -The Globe and
Mail
"At once riveting and disturbing, Scarred is a brave but messy stab
at redemption." --The New York Times
"Sarah Edmonson wrote a subversive memoir about NXIVM you have to
read after The Vow." -Bustle.com
*One of Town Country's 10 Best Fiction Nonfiction Books About
Cults*
"If you were enthralled by the HBO docuseries, The Vow, or Starz's
Seduced, then Sarah Edmondson's memoir is required follow-up
reading." --Town Country
"You've probably heard of the alleged sex cult that turned
well-intentioned women into sex slaves and was shuttered following
an FBI investigation. What you may not know is that the bust may
never have happened without Sarah Edmondson." -Refinery29
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