Six notable memoirs by defectors from closed societies

At the B&N Reads blog Kat Rosenfield tagged six incredible memoirs by defectors from closed societies, including:

Troublemaker, by Leah Remini

After being indoctrinated as a child into the church of Scientology, Remini made a highly public split with the organization after being declared a “Suppressive Person”—the Scientologist’s version of persona non grata, disavowed and disconnected from the church and everyone in it, including her own family. Remini’s memoir of her path to intellectual freedom contains plenty of juicy gossip about Scientology’s famous adherents (she was a guest at Tom Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes in 2006), but it’s her funny, poignant journey from indoctrination to independence that makes this a truly gripping read.

Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue