Martha Beck
Martha Nibley Beck (born November 29, 1962) is an American sociologist, therapist, life coach and best-selling author. Beck is the daughter of deceased LDS (Mormon) scholar and apologist, Hugh Nibley. She received national attention after publication in 2005 of her best-seller, Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith in which she accuses her father of sexual abuse.
Read more about Martha Beck: Biography, Leaving The Saints, Books
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