Forager

Forager details one woman's childhood surviving in a cult. Michelle learns to live from the land - which plants to eat, where to get water, how to survive - all while dealing with the misogyny of her grandfather's faith. She grew up on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest and called the outdoors her home and refuge. Her grandfather's followers and family were preparing for the end times and being able to survive off the land was a must. Michelle and her siblings learned how to deal with starvation of resources and of love. Each chapter opens with an illustrated plant and its many uses which help add to this autobiography. Eventually Michelle gathers the courage and the strength to flee the cult and develop her own wings. Of interest to those who enjoy reading about cults and to naturalists and those who love to live off the land.