{"product_id":"uncultured-a-memoir-9781250280114","title":"Uncultured: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A painful and propulsive memoir delivered in the honest tones of a woman who didn't always think she'd live to tell her story.\" --The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Buzzfeed Best Book of September \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of\u003ci\u003e Educated \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniella Mestyanek Young's \u003ci\u003eUncultured\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a memoir about an exceptional upbringing, but about a woman who, no matter the lack of tools given to her, is determined to overcome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind the tall, foreboding gates of a commune in Brazil, Daniella Mestyanek Young was raised in the religious cult The Children of God, also known as The Family, as the daughter of high-ranking members. Her great-grandmother donated land for one of The Family's first communes in Texas. Her mother, at thirteen, was forced to marry the leader and served as his secretary for many years. Beholden to The Family's strict rules, Daniella suffers physical, emotional, and sexual abuse\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003emasked as godly discipline and divine love\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand is forbidden from getting a traditional education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt fifteen years old, fed up with The Family and determined to build a better and freer life for herself, Daniella escapes to Texas. There, she bravely enrolls herself in high school and excels, later graduating as valedictorian of her college class, then electing to join the military to begin a career as an intelligence officer, where she believes she will finally belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she soon learns that her new world\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003esurrounded by men on the sands of Afghanistan\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003elooks remarkably similar to the one she desperately tried to leave behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a beautiful, propulsive voice and with clear-eyed honesty, \u003ci\u003eUncultured\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dangers unleashed when harmful group mentality goes unrecognized, and is emblematic of the many ways women have to contort themselves to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniella Mestyanek Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.54w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250280114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIELLA MESTYANEK YOUNG\u003c\/b\u003e is an American author and speaker who was raised in the religious cult, Children of God. She later served as an intelligence officer for the US Army for over six years, making the rank of Captain, and became one of the first women in US Army history to conduct deliberate ground combat operations when she volunteered to serve on a Female Engagement Team. Daniella is also the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal. Daniella lives with her husband and daughter in Maryland, and is a candidate for a Master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the Harvard Extension School.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40836397072499,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ef9af4ad-f242-485b-a316-0a24a9ad59a5.jpg?v=1685112426","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/uncultured-a-memoir-9781250280114","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}