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A riveting memoir chronicles one woman's escape from an extremist religious sect and her extraordinary rise from housewife to CEO and co-owner of a modeling agency. Julia Haart's life was controlled by ultra-Orthodox Judaism, dictating every aspect from her clothing to her thoughts. At nineteen, after years of caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew, who dominated her life for twenty-three years. The turning point came when her younger daughter, Miriam, began questioning the restrictions placed on them, prompting Haart to confront her own situation. Realizing she needed to escape to prevent her daughters from facing the same fate, she secretly explored her passion for fashion, sketching designs and selling life insurance to save money for her freedom. At forty-two, she bravely left her fundamentalist life behind. Within a week, she launched a shoe brand, and just nine months later, she was at Paris Fashion Week. Her journey led her to become the creative director of La Perla and eventually the CEO of Elite World Group, solidifying her status in the fashion industry. Her four children embraced her transformation, making her story a powerful testament to finding freedom, purpose, and voice.