Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢Â An eye-opening, no-holds-barred memoir about life in the Church of Scientology, now with a new afterword by the authorâ€”the outspoken actress and star of the A&E docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath

Leah Remini has never been the type to hold her tongue. That willingness to speak her mind, stand her ground, and rattle the occasional cage has enabled this tough-talking girl from Brooklyn to forge an enduring and successful career in Hollywood. But being a troublemaker has come at a cost.

That was never more evident than in 2013, when Remini loudly and publicly broke with the Church of Scientology. Now, in this frank, funny, poignant memoir, the former King of Queens star opens up about that experience for the first time, revealing the in-depth details of her painful split with the church and its controversial practices.

Indoctrinated into the church as a child while living with her mother and sister in New York, Remini eventually moved to Los Angeles, where her dreams of becoming an actress and advancing Scientologyâ€™s causes grew increasingly intertwined. As an adult, she found the success sheâ€™d worked so hard for, and with it a prominent place in the hierarchy of celebrity Scientologists alongside people such as Tom Cruise, Scientologyâ€™s most high-profile adherent. Remini spent time directly with Cruise and was included among the guests at his 2006 wedding to Katie Holmes.

But when she began to raise questions about some of the churchâ€™s actions, she found herself a target. In the end, she was declared by the church to be a threat to their organization and therefore a â€œSuppressive Person,â€ and as a result, all of her fellow parishionersâ€”including members of her own familyâ€”were told to disconnect from her. Forever.

Bold, brash, and bravely confessional, Troublemaker chronicles Leah Reminiâ€™s remarkable journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom, both for herself and for her family. This is a memoir designed to reveal the hard-won truths of a life lived honestlyâ€”from an author unafraid of the consequences.

Praise for Troublemaker

â€œAn aggressively honest memoir . . . Troublemaker is the most raw and revealing Scientology memoir to date.â€â€”Entertainment Weekly

â€œLeahâ€™s story is a juicy, inside-Hollywood read, but itâ€™s more than that. Itâ€™s a moving story about the value of questioning authority and how one woman survived a profound crisis of faith.â€â€”People
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber YES24579349
Model 1101886986
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-09-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101886984

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	YES24579349
Model	1101886986
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-09-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781101886984

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

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