{"product_id":"holy-disobedience-sex-sin-and-secrets-in-the-biggest-church-no-one-knows-9781957687735","title":"Holy Disobedience: Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book of fierce honesty and radical freedom for breaking out of controlling systems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Spiers's writing is propulsive and intelligent.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -Tia Levings, author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eA Well-Trained Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoly Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping, unflinching story by Melissa Duge Spiers about growing up in the shadow of control, silence, and secrets within the strict, fundamentalist Seventh-day Adventist Church. When Melissa learns that her father, a respected pastor, was a serial child predator shielded by the church, her world implodes. But this revelation is only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom being beaten for resisting a childhood home perm to seducing a forbidden public-school athlete to reclaim her autonomy, Melissa's early years were shaped by repression, shame, and indoctrination. Her escape from high-control religion launched her into a life of risk: Wall Street jobs, New York nightclubs, Hollywood hookups, and a series of abusive relationships. And yet, in these extremes, she was searching. Through self-reflection and finding her voice, and through an unexpected friendship with her father's first victim, Melissa slowly reconstructs the self she was never allowed to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoly Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e is not just a survivor's tale. It's a story of fierce honesty, radical freedom, and the beautiful mess of becoming whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Duge Spiers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Drive Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957687735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiers, Melissa Duge:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Melissa Duge Spiers is an award-winning essayist, screenwriter, and advocate for topics of religious abuse and resilience, utilizing her online platforms (TikTok and Instagram, known as \"The Glory Whole\") to raise awareness and help others find healing. Her memoir Holy Disobedience won the 2022 Book Pipeline Unpublished Nonfiction Manuscript prize, with excerpts featured in The Huffington Post. Melissa's writing appears in magazines nationwide, and she's a contributor to Take the Fruit: An Anthology of Religious Trauma. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College and is based in California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Melissa Duge Spiers \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809090093213,"sku":"9781957687735","price":45.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_03290d8f-9c20-40c4-99e8-b678632feeb5.jpg?v=1775556179","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/holy-disobedience-sex-sin-and-secrets-in-the-biggest-church-no-one-knows-9781957687735","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}