'Gutsy, smart, and incredibly difficult to put down.' -Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel Bonfire 'Cut Me Loose brims with a girl’s longing, and shines with a woman’s insight.' -Christa Parravani, author of Her And never-not since the memoirs of Mary Karr-has the connection between self-destruction and family dysfunction been so tangible and clear.' -Koren Zailckas, bestselling author of Smashed and Mother, Mother 'Never before has rebellion been so sweetly rendered. Readers will appreciate Vincent's uncensored honesty in sharing the horrors of her past.' - The Washington Post 'Painfully raw.' - Susannah Cahalan, New York Post engrossing and so thoughtfully written, and never mocks the traditions and values of a culture that few of us can fully comprehend.'.

'A sometimes-sweet, sometimes-harrowing memoir by a smart, passionate ultra-Orthodox girl. Her book should be read, not just as a warning of the very real dangers of the world, but also of the price to be paid when, in the name of religion, people forget humanity.' - The Wall Street Journal This is what separates her tale from most.Orthodox memoirs: it's as thoughtful and heroic as it is gripping and tragic.It's the finest example of this sort of memoir yet.' - Flavorwire 'Vincent doesn't sensationalize what happened to her she's more concerned with writing about he she reclaimed what belonged to her all along - freedom, agency, self-sufficiency. Fast-paced, harrowing, mesmerizing, and ultimately triumphant, Leah's story illuminates both the oppressive world of religious fundamentalism and the broader issues facing young women of all backgrounds.

Shunned by her family, she was cast out of her home, alone and adrift in New York City, unprepared for the freedoms of secular life and unaccustomed to the power and peril inherent in her own sexuality. Then, at sixteen, Leah was caught exchanging letters with a boy, violating religious law that forbids contact between members of the opposite sex. As the daughter of an influential rabbi, she was taught to worship two things: God, and the men who ruled their society. Leah Vincent was born into the Yeshivish community, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect. 'Visceral and uplifting.' - The Daily BeastĪ raw and electrifying memoir about a young woman’s journey from self-destruction to redemption, after cutting ties with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish familyįor fans of the television series Unorthodox and Shtisel, this brutally honest memoir tells the story of one woman’s quest to define herself as an individual.

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