The Last Days
- Author Ali Millar
- Narrator Ali Millar
- Publisher Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date 1 January 1970
- Run Time 8 hours and 46 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Christianity, Memoirs, Religion and beliefs.
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A Scotsman Book to Watch for 2022
It is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah's Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us.
Ali Millar is waiting for Armageddon. Born into the Jehovah's Witnesses in a town in the Scottish Borders, her childhood revolves around regular meetings in the Kingdom Hall, where she is haunted by vivid images of the Second Coming, her mind populated by the bodies that will litter the earth upon Jehovah's return.
In this frightening, cloistered world Ali grows older. As she does, she starts to question the ways of the Witnesses, and their control over the most intimate aspects of her life. As she marries and has a daughter within the religion, she finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into its dark undertow, her mind tormented by one question: is it possible to escape the life you are born into?
A tale of love and darkness, of faith and absolution, The Last Days is an unforgettable memoir of one woman's courageous journey to freedom.
'A coming-of-age story like no other' Lily Dunn, author of Sins of My Father
'Ali Millar pulls you heart first through an extraordinary life, somehow making sense of an experience that should make no sense at all. A sublime talent' David Whitehouse, author of About A Son
© Ali Millar 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
A coming-of-age story like no other, The Last Days is about finding voice through desire, authentic connection and creative expression. It sings with the strength and bravery it takes to step away from what has defined you, particularly when those you love follow a different truth. A searingly honest memoir.
I loved this book. It’s a thing of beauty. Ali Millar pulls you heart first through an extraordinary life, somehow making sense of an experience that should make no sense at all. A sublime talent.
I so admired this powerful memoir about Millar’s courageous journey to free herself from the ties that bound her. A must for anyone who loved Tara Westover’s Educated.
A beautifully written memoir about how we hide our true selves to fit in. I could not stop turning the pages. Millar’s story will resonate with anyone who has felt lost without a voice. Loved it.
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