The unflinching and indelible personal account of a young girl who endured abuse and the disturbing effects of religious hypocrisy within one of the most enigmatic sects of Christian fundamentalism.

Adopted at birth by a family of Jehovah's Witnesses, Joy Castro ran away at fourteen. Now a professor of literature, she has written a literary
memoir that explores the fragile intersections of gender, identity, sexuality, religion, violence, ethnicity, and the body.

In prose breathtakingly beautiful in its simplicity and instantly captivating in its honesty, Joy Castro bears witness to a childhood lost but a life regained.

The Truth Book has been adopted as a text in courses on autobiography, women's literature, creative nonfiction, and women and psychology.

The author will be donating a portion of her earnings from this book to Childhelp USA®, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect.