Joy Nason was born into an English working class family during World War Two and raised in the fundamentalist Christian cult of the Exclusive Brethren. Growing up in this strict and demanding world, her family migrated to Australia in the 1950s. In her early 20s, Joy made the courageous decision to flee her family, knowing that she would be cut off from that moment on. Slowly but surely Joy made her way in the world, with kind employers who encouraged her to gain skills, and friends who helped her with socialising, travel and a new-found enjoyment of life. Through many jobs and disappointing liaisons, to finally becoming a mother of a baby boy, Joy picks herself up after each failure and faces the world with determination and a positive attitude. Joy finally entered the world of education - denied her by her sect - and attained teaching degrees, through which she became Senior Head Teacher at New South Wales TAFE. With 'Joy and Sorrow', Joy made the decision to go public with her life and experiences, partly to give inspiration to others trapped in similar situations, but also to add to the body of evidence exposing the hypocrisy of the Exclusive Brethren. This secretive sect, now re-branded the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, will stop at nothing to maintain their Charitable status - and keep their tax-free millions.
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- Contents
- Foreword
- Dedication
- Explanatory Notes
- Prologue
- PART 1: 1943 to 1952
- Chapter 1: Beginnings
- Chapter 2: Family History
- Chapter 3: My Early Years
- Chapter 4: My Father’s Emigration
- Chapter 5: My Farewell to England
- Photos Part 1
- PART 2: 1953 to 1968
- Chapter 6: My Journey to Australia
- Chapter 7: The Wonders of Our New Home
- Chapter 8: Lessons Learned
- Chapter 9: Breaking Away
- Chapter 10: Descent to Cultdom
- Chapter 11: Questions of Conscience
- Chapter 12: The Final Departure
- Photos Part 2
- PART 3: 1969 to 1991
- Chapter 13: Watch Out World – Here I Come!
- Chapter 14: Travelling Back to Australia
- Chapter 15: Shellcove Road Days
- Chapter 16: Joy to the World
- Chapter 17: A New Life
- Chapter 18: My Father’s Excommunication
- Chapter 19: Married Life
- Chapter 20: A New Start
- Chapter 21: My Career with TAFE Begins
- Chapter 22: Kirribilli Days
- Chapter 23: Shadows from the Past
- Chapter 24: More Travels Abroad
- Chapter 25: Endings
- Photos Part 3
- PART 4: 1992 to 2013 . . . and beyond
- Chapter 26: All Things New
- Chapter 27: Losing in Love
- Chapter 28: Winning in Love
- Chapter 29: Apron Strings Untied
- Chapter 30: My Nemesis
- Chapter 31: Activism
- Chapter 32: Finishing Business
- Photos Part 3
- Epilogue
- Annexure 1
- Annexure 2
- Acknowledgements
- References
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