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The Family Next Door

The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue

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The Family Next Door

By: John Glatt
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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From New York Times best-selling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Turpins: a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world.

On January 14, 2018, a 17-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 with shaking fingers. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblings - ranging in age from two to 29 - were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. "I've never been out," she stammered.

To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their 13 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.

In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist and author John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the 13 siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.

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It took me almost an hour at the beginning to try to understand what was going on as the author went back to a long past with lots of family names and at times was confusing but I persevered and am glad I did as it turned out to be a horror true story of children’s suffering with a happy ending and very forgiving children!

Forgotten children

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Fantastic! Loved that this was a fact based account of the events. Minimal to no dramatisation!

Non dramatised voice

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I can’t even imagine what those kids went through. What a sad story, would be good to s

So messed up.

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interesting story, narrator really made it impossible to finish this. I had to stop with over 2 hours to go.

narrator ruined the book

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These poor children endured so much pain and suffering at the hands of their parents.

Evil

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This is an astounding story of abuse and survival and one that has captivated the world. I applaud these children for their resilience and I send every one of them strength. They now have the chance to learn that they can do anything they put their minds to and that their future is in their hands. As adults they will have control of their lives. As parents they will know very well what not to do, and to treat their own children as they should had been treated, with love, understanding and support. Now to this book… I found over 80% of this book echoed much of what we already know from media reports and interviews. I did not learn much that was new to me. The title “The Family Next Door” I found a bit misleading as I had thought it may had been written by someone who lived next door to the children and written from the perspective of an actual neighbour, Instead it was just written by a person much like you or me, stating much of what everyone already knows and occasionally writing his own thoughts and interpretations on things. I almost regret getting this to read. One day I hope one of the children find the courage to write their own story so that they can at least profit from their ordeals, rather than some everyday author profiting from their past horrors.

Echoes of already publicised material.

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Once you get over the narrator's strange accent and speaking style, this is a really captivating book, full of detail. I couldn't put it down (so to speak). Fascinating.

Captivating!

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Never heard about this case before. But it was a really sad one. The begining chapter was a bit slow when the author talked about the family's history but it made sense later on.
Narrator took awhile to get used to but overall the narrator was okay.
I would recommend this book to someone who likes true crime.

sad story

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Repetitive in parts and pretty much a review of everything already reported in the media. Towards the end was just a reread of court transcripts.

Not interesting

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Too much history into past generations. Lost track of where I was and what the story was about.

Boring

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