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Susan Ashline

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Susan Ashline is the author of A Jacket Off the Gorge, the nationally acclaimed true crime book Without A Prayer, and the forthcoming Ungrateful Bastard. She is featured in two Hulu docuseries: “How I Escaped My Cult” and “Cult Justice.” The episodes are based on her book Without A Prayer. Susan’s journalism career spans more than twenty-five years and includes news reporting for most of the major television networks. She has covered everything from breaking news to politics. Her long-time role as a court correspondent sparked a deep interest in law and the criminal justice system. Susan has worked as a radio reporter, talk show host, television news anchor, magazine editor, website manager, and staff newspaper columnist for publishing jugg ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 689 ratings · 130 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Without a Prayer: The Death of Lucas Leonard and How One Church Became a Cult 3.78 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Jacket Off the Gorge: True Story of the Biggest Liar 3.76 avg rating — 63 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ungrateful Bastard: The Shocking Journey of a Killer and Escape Artist 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Big Twist In Forthcoming Book!

Big twist in the case that inspired my upcoming book, Ungrateful Bastard!
Ungrateful Bastard: The Shocking Journey of a Killer and Escape Artist

Notorious parent-killer and escape artist Gordon “Woody” Mower could get a shot at freedom—after a court ordered a hearing into whether his own defense lawyers pushed him to take a bribe and lie to the judge. Hear my radio interview. Read more of this blog post »

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The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod

by Henry Beston

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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

by Maxine Hong Kingston

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Susan Ashline said: " The genre-blending was a no for me--fiction, nonfiction, essay, poetry. I was a good chunk into this book, and it didn't seem to be going anywhere...or it was going in too many directions. I put it down. ...more "

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Susan Ashline wrote a new blog post Big Twist In Forthcoming Book! Big twist in the case that inspired my upcoming book, Ungrateful Bastard! Ungrateful Bastard: The Shocking Journey of a Killer and Escape Artist Notorio Read more of this blog post »
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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This may be my all-time favorite book. Laughed through the whole thing. Loved the different writing style. What a treasure.
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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'm rating this a 5, but with some criticisms. The writing was very basic, and it drove me nuts that 90% of sentences started with action verbs. Also, as a writer of memoir myself, I didn't feel Dave was digging deep enough within himself to point ou ...more
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Susan Ashline rated a book it was amazing Evil Beside Her by Kathryn Casey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I took a big break between start and finish, but that's not the fault of the book. I found this to be a real page-turner. Well researched, interesting, and flowed well. ...more
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