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The family next door : the heartbreaking imprisonment of the thirteen Turpin siblings and their extraordinary rescue

John Glatt (Author)
To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their thirteen children in matching outfits and buying them expensive gifts. But what police discovered when they entered the Turpin family home would eclipse the most shocking child abuse cases in history. For years, David and Louise had kept their children in increasing isolation, trapping them in a sinister world of torture, fear, and near starvation. In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the thirteen siblings in the face of unimaginable horror

Print Book, English, 2020
St. Martin's paperbacks edition
St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, NY, 2020