Cut Me Loose

“Vincent doesn’t sensationalize what happened to her; she’s more concerned with writing about he she reclaimed what belonged to her all along — freedom, agency, self-sufficiency. This is what separates her tale from most…Orthodox memoirs: it’s as thoughtful and heroic as it is gripping and tragic…It’s the finest example of this sort of memoir yet.” —Flavorwire

“Wrenching … Her book should be read, not just as a warning of the very real dangers of the world, but also of the price to be paid when, in the name of religion, people forget humanity.” —The Wall Street Journal

“A sometimes-sweet, sometimes-harrowing memoir by a smart, passionate ultra-Orthodox girl. . . . engrossing and so thoughtfully written, and never mocks the traditions and values of a culture that few of us can fully comprehend.” —People.com

“Painfully raw.” —Susannah Cahalan, New York Post

“Gripping. . . . Readers will appreciate Vincent’s uncensored honesty in sharing the horrors of her past.” —The Washington Post

“Compulsively readable.” —Bookpage

“Never before has rebellion been so sweetly rendered. And never—not since the memoirs of Mary Karr—has the connection between self-destruction and family dysfunction been so tangible and clear.” —Koren Zailckas, bestselling author of Smashed and Mother, Mother

“Cut Me Loose brims with a girl’s longing, and shines with a woman’s insight.” —Christa Parravani, author of Her

“Gutsy, smart, and incredibly difficult to put down.” —Wendy Lawless, author of Chanel Bonfire

“Vincent’s story is full of despair, of longing, of trying to find a place for herself amid a world that doesn’t allow girls to be their whole yearning selves. The reader cheers for her when she finally escapes the prisons built by the various institutions she grew up with.” —Kerry Cohen, author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity

“The voice Vincent has claimed is unflinchingly honest and incisive. It has already begun to resound on behalf of others who struggle to escape abuse and oppression.” —Anouk Markovits, author of I Am Forbidden

“Vincent’s writing brims with tension, insight, and longing.” —Margaux Fragoso, author of Tiger, Tiger

“Leah Vincent shares a harrowing journey that will speak to all children fleeing intolerance, who struggle to be seen and accepted on their own terms.” —Julie Metz, bestselling author of Perfection