This book, generous and penetrating, is a rather profound act of psychological inquiry.” -Northern California Book Awards The result is a piercing emotional honesty and adamant clarity, giving readers more than simply a memoir or a look into a corner of American culture that’s usually concealed from the uninitiated. Hall’s deep–seated insecurities may lead her into the Church, but it’s her innate compassion that begins to lead her out.” -Rachel Howard, Los Angeles Review of Books“Hall is a true wordsmith, a verbal lapidarist for whom language is a laboratory, a factory, and an ‘audit’ process in its own right. Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology is written in such a sharply intelligent yet non–aggrieved voice that, even as a person who practices elements of Christianity and Buddhism (and as a reader with no prior interest in Scientology), I found its meticulous depiction of the indoctrination process fascinating. “Hall’s powerful evocation of this complex mix of pride and insecurity, combined with an inborn yearning for transcendence, makes the recent paperback reissue of her 2018 memoir most welcome. Longlisted for NCIBA’s Golden Poppy Award in NonfictionĪ Finalist for the 2019 Northern California Book Award in Creative Nonfiction Named a Best Book in Religion and Spirituality by Publishers Weekly Praise for Sands Hall's Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology (formerly issued under the title Flunk. Hall's fascination with this is palpable." -Camille Ralphs, The Times Literary Supplement Read more it is its approach to meaning that keeps her. "If it is Scientology's offer of a life with meaning that hauls her in. "Some of the most penetrating, illuminating prose about how an educated and skeptical person could get so deeply into, and then struggle to escape, what everyone around her warned was a dangerous cult. In this compelling memoir, Hall reveals what drew her into the religion-with its intrigues and unique contemporary vision-and how she came to confront its darker sides and finally escape. Ron Hubbard, and the ascension of David Miscavige.
Her time in the Church includes the secretive illness and death of its founder, L. But instead, Hall finds herself increasingly drawn toward the certainty that Scientology appears to offer. In the secluded canyons of 1980s Hollywood, Sands Hall, a young woman from a literary family, strives to forge her own way as an artist. "With its keen attention to the language and tactics of the church, Hall’s memoir is unique among the assortment of Scientology reports and exposés, offering insight into the certainties that its subjects gain." - The Nation
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