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Jill (Duggar) Dillardis ready to speak her truth.
“Jill Duggar and her husband Derick are finally ready to share their story, revealing the secrets, manipulation, and intimidation behind the show that remained hidden from their fans,” readsa description of the book, which is due out in January 2024.
Counting the Costwill explore the “red flags” that Duggar started to notice about herconservative independent Christian Baptist upbringingafter marrying Derick, now 34, in 2014.
“For as long as they could, Jill and Derick tried to be obedient family members — they weren’t willing to rock the boat. But now they’re raising a family of their own, and they’re done with the secrets,”Counting the Cost’s description reads. “Thanks to time, tears, therapy, and blessings from God, they have the strength to share their journey. Theirs is a remarkable story of the power of the truth and is a moving example of how to find healing through honesty.”
The couple wrote onInstagramthat the book “is meant to reflect a story that has been difficult, yet hopeful.”
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Theparents of threeshared that “time, tears, truth, and therapy” helped them heal from “our painful journey as part of the reality-show-filming Duggar family.” “Though we would have never chosen this path, and it has cost us dearly, we want to use our voice to show others that there is hope beyond the pain,” they wrote.
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In January, Jill’s younger sisterJingerreleased her own book titledBecoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear.
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Jinger said that while her “faith is still intact … it has changed.”
“I wrote this book for any of you who are wanting to honestly examine your beliefs without abandoning God,” she explained.
Jill’s book announcement comes two days before the release ofAmazon’sShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secretsdocuseries, which explores the Duggar family’s ties toThe Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP).
source: people.com
