{"product_id":"escaping-hellfire-christoph-reed-9798275937251","title":"Escaping Hellfire: A Gay Man's Journey from Trauma, Faith, and Fear to Self-Liberation: A Memoir with Thriller \u0026 Psychological Drama Elements","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the place that should have protected you becomes the source of your deepest wounds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEscaping Hellfire\u003c\/i\u003e, Christoph Reed traces his extraordinary journey from a childhood steeped in religious fear, domestic violence, and silence to a hard-won life of autonomy, truth, and emotional freedom. Born into a conservative Christian family in rural Poland, Christoph was taught that desire was sin, pleasure was punishment, and he would burn in hell for who he was becoming-long before he understood what that meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut faith was only one of the forces shaping him. At home, chaos ruled. An alcoholic, unpredictable father. A mother trapped between duty and danger. A sister battling cancer. A child learning to survive in a world where every day could shatter without warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Christoph finally escapes to the United States as a teenager, he discovers a life he never imagined-freedom, safety, possibility. Yet new questions arise, especially the one he has spent years running from: \u003ci\u003eWho am I, really?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis first romantic experiences, hidden desires, a \"scientific\" experiment with men, and a heartbreaking connection with someone who could never love him back-all push him toward a truth he can't pray away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough trauma, loss, courage, therapy, and reinvention across continents and universities, Christoph learns that liberation isn't a single moment but a lifelong process.\u003cbr\u003eRaw, gripping, and deeply human, \u003ci\u003eEscaping Hellfire\u003c\/i\u003e blends memoir with the tension of a psychological thriller, pulling readers into the inner world of a boy who refuses to be destroyed by the fire meant to consume him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a story of survival.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a story of rebirth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christoph Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275937251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Christoph Reed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066764308735,"sku":"9798275937251","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ee673f3-cd7b-4af7-8886-5d0f335e6e43.jpg?v=1768680400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/escaping-hellfire-christoph-reed-9798275937251","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}