Walking Away from Hate: Our Journey through Extremism

<p>The story of an ordinary family’s descent into the dark world of white supremacy, and how love ultimately triumphed over hate.</p><p>As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white supremacy supplanted the values of her middle-class upbringing, and Lauren traded suburbia for a life of violence and criminality on the streets of Toronto.</p><p>Told from the viewpoint of both mother and daughter, <cite>Walking Away from Hate</cite> chronicles Lauren’s descent into extremism, her life within the movement and her ultimate reconnection with the family she once denounced and the mother who refused to give up on her.</p><p>At a time when white supremacy and other forms of extremism are resurgent around the world, <em>Walking Away from Hate</em> provides a candid insider’s view from a uniquely female perspective.</p>