The author grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota. From the hard work, to enduring the winters in a cold and drafty house, or the language barrier of the grade school years, all helped develop the ch...view moreThe author grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota. From the hard work, to enduring the winters in a cold and drafty house, or the language barrier of the grade school years, all helped develop the character that was needed to not only challenge but endure the onslaught of the cult in his most recent years. In his book he reveals his upbringing and continues with how he became a victim of the cult, and then eventually how he was destroyed by them. Like so many other victims of this cult, he shares how he also has lost his spouse and children by this deceptive, delusive, and pernicious cult. His life's driving force became the desire to share his experience within the cult, to hopefully protect other families from getting "Torn Asunder".view less