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In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, The Dirt Beneath Our Door: My Journey to Freedom After Escaping a Polygamist Mormon Cult , Pamela Jones lays out the harrowing story of the day she left

The book details Jones' tenacity and resilience, "breaking generational cycles of abuse to find her way in a world she barely understands," according to the official synopsis

Jones' book hits shelves on Sept. 9

I woke early, long before the sun was even a suggestion on the horizon.

I’d barely slept all night, mind and heart racing in fear, preparing for this day that would change everything. When the day ended, I would be one of two things: either dead, or free. Right now, either option sounded good.

It was so cold, I could see my breath, as I rose on one elbow and gazed a

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