Maria's Keepers (EBOEK)

Maria is a young woman raised as a Jehovah’s Witness in South Africa, and this book documents her experiences of gender victimisation, sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church, as well as her eventual ‘escape’ from its doctrines and control. Maria’s freedom came at a price, however – she can never see her mother and sister again.

Entering the church is easy, but leaving it can be a matter of life or death, as Maria and countless others discovered …