Counting the Cost
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family that captivated the nation on TLC’s hit show 19 Kids and Counting. Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show in this “no-holds barred” (People) instant New York Times bestseller.
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines. She didn’t protest the strict model of patriarchy that her family followed, which declares that men are superior, that women are expected to be wives and mothers and are discouraged from attaining a higher education, and that parental authority over their children continues well into adulthood, even once they are married.
But as Jill got older, married Derick, and they embarked on their own lives, the red flags became too obvious to ignore.
For as long as they could, Jill and Derick tried to be obedient family members—but now they’re raising a family of their own, and they’re done with the secrets. Thanks to time, tears, therapy, and blessings from God, they have the strength to share their journey. Theirs is a “complicated, remarkably relatable story of faith and family loyalty” (Salon) and a moving example of how to find healing through honesty.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Following the revealing docuseries Shiny Happy People and Jinger Vuolo’s tell-all Becoming Free Indeed, Jill Duggar’s shocking memoir dishes the dirt on her famous family. The former 19 Kids and Counting reality star details her troubling youth and eventual estrangement from her extremely Christian family, describing what it was like living under the oppressive patriarchal rules of Bill Gothard’s scandalous pseudo-cult, the Institute in Basic Life Principles. Duggar also maps her healing journey to a healthier relationship with faith and herself, thanks to a lot of therapy. Whether or not you’ve followed the Duggar family’s story, Counting the Cost is an interesting, triumphant listen.
Customer Reviews
Lovely story, just awkward to read at times with typos and run on sentences
The meat of the book is great. It was just hard to read at times. Many run on sentences and awkward typos.
Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar Dillard
I grew much like Jill and the Duggar children. Jill’s account of the use of religion and the Bible as a means of control really hit home and reading about her fight against the legalism and abuse of that type of lifestyle was extremely validating. Thank you, Jill! You are so brave.
Liked it
Interesting read
I enjoyed the background