Born into the Children of God
by Natacha Tormey
Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by 'The Family', Natacha's childhood was stolen. Born to French hippy parents attracted to the religious movement by the unusual mix of evangelical Christianity, free love and rejection of the mainstream, from an early age Natacha was brainwashed to believe she had a special destiny -- that she was part of an elite children's army bestowed with superpowers that would one day save the world from the Anti-Christ. Fed on a diet of boiled rice, Natacha and her 12 siblings were torn away from their parents, beaten on a daily basis and forced to sing and dance for entertainment in prisons and malls. Natacha never expected to live to adulthood. At the age of 18 Natacha escaped, but quickly found herself hurtling through a world she had no understanding of. Disowned by her parents, and grappling to come to...