Slonim Woods 9

"An extraordinary" (Nylon) firsthand account, this powerful memoir by Daniel Barban Levin recounts his years trapped in a modern cult. In 2010, Larry Ray, recently released from prison, moved into his daughter's Sarah Lawrence College dorm, Slonim Woods 9. He meticulously groomed her roommates, including Levin, through manipulative "counseling" sessions, eventually relocating them to a Manhattan apartment. What began as a search for "clarity" devolved into years of severe psychological and physical abuse, including blackmail, extortion, ritualized humiliation, sex trafficking, and forced labor. Levin's "intense" (Salon) and redemptive narrative details how a group of college friends were drawn into a hidden cult without the world noticing, and his hard-won journey to survival and healing. This book is the inspiration for the Hulu docuseries *Stolen Youth*.

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