Here is the front cover:
Here is the blurb on the back cover:
This book picks up a few months after Esther/Kirby has left the Pilgram family in Wanganui, as the twenty-three families of the Children of the Faith are leaving Wanganui to join other Children of the Faith families in Nelson, where a school is being set up for all the families so the children no longer have to attend state schools and be exposed to the world.
The book is written from the point of view of Rebecca, one of the twins who is thirteen years old. It follows her through to the year after she turns 16. Rebecca and Rachel had been left with the words from Esther/Kirby ringing in their ears: use your brain. As they left Wanganui, their principal's parting words were: use your brain.
As they adjust to life in Nelson, the girls find that they do have to use their brain and balance it out with ensuring they follow The Rule of the Children of the Faith. Their family is pitied by the other families due to Miriam, Daniel and Esther/Kirby leaving in the manner that they did. But Rebecca and Rachel soon make new friends.
As their fourteenth birthdays approach, they know they will be betrothed to one of the eligible boys. One young man, Brother Saul, who is charged with their supervision as they sell organic eggs and chickens from the Faith's organic farm at the Saturday market, is the one Rachel has her eye on. Rebecca is happy with the choice made for her.... but then it all changes and Rebecca is forced to make a drastic choice for her own happiness and future. You'll have to read the book to find out more.
Like I am Esther this book would be a valuable resource to use in a secondary class to discuss cults, religions, choice and freedom. I found this a compelling read and polished it off fairly quickly. I am now starting to read the last in the trilogy, Being Magdalene.
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