Little Soldiers
Escaping an Evangelical Cult
ISBN-13: 9781638932215
Contributor(s): Kate Gale
Subject: Memoirs
Publisher Imprint: Sjp Lit
Publication Date: 02-03-2027
Format: Hardback
Availability: Not yet published
£25.00
About the book
In this provocative and emotional memoir, Kate Gale, founder of the award-winning independent publisher Red Hen Press, shares the harrowing story of her upbringing in an 'intentional community'-a religious cult in which she faced abusive living conditions until her escape at eighteen. When Kate Gale was four years old, her mother gave her to an 'intentional community' in rural New Hampshire where a group of three hundred people built unseaworthy boats to ride out the Rapture. She would spend the next fourteen years of her life trapped amongst monsters and followers, where the kids were often starved, beaten, and did 'joy jobs' instead of schoolwork. While Kate mimicked the religiosity of those around her to earn each meal, she secretly stashed books away from the belongings that were confiscated from new members. Reading became her salvation and her only link to the outside world-creating a haven for herself within her own mind. But that was enough to spark a dream in Kate of life beyond the confines of the cult. In Sailing the Milky Way, Gale recounts her journey from her earliest memories at the Farm to building her own publishing company-breaking free from the tethers of her past and creating possibilities for other writers. Through deeply emotional and intimate recollections, Gale sheds light on the trauma, abuse, and censorship she faced, as well as her journey to assimilate into modern society in her early 20s. This is her story of survival, escape, and, ultimately, forging herself anew through literature.