Not Without My Sister

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Not Without My Sister
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Author Juliana Buhring, Celeste Jones, Kristina Jones
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Subject Child abuse, memoirs, autobiography
PublisherHarper Element (HarperCollins)
Publication date
2 July 2007
Media typePrint (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages416 pp
ISBN 0-007-24806-7
OCLC 181923764

Not Without My Sister is a 2007 best-selling book written by sisters, Juliana Buhring, Celeste Jones and Kristina Jones. The book details their life, and eventual escape, from the Children of God group. It was number 1 on the Sunday Times best-seller list for 5 weeks, and remained in the top 10 list for 15 consecutive weeks. It has been translated into nine languages.


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