Growing up in the remote mountain compound of the Kevinan Cult was not easy. The Prophet required absolute obedience of his rules. You could not leave the compound, read a book, or love and marry who you wanted. Those that rebelled, even children, were given harsh punishments...sometimes even death. Minnow has been punished and broken down for 12 long years. When the Prophet decrees that Minnow will be his 8th wife, she fights back and slaps the Prophet. The Prophet has her father chop her hands off. Now in a juvenile detention center, Minnow must come to terms with her past, contemplate her future, and remember what happened the night the Prophet was murdered. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is an amazing story that is dark but also hopeful and inspiring. It is a book you will not forget.