Summary of John Glatt's The Family Next Door

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Louise Robinette was first attracted to David when he was seventeen and she was ten. They had secret hand-holding during fiery Pentecostal services at the Church of God in Princeton, West Virginia. She would later say she would marry him and have twelve children. #2 King Turpin Jr. had a religious experience in Kentucky that led him to become a preacher, and he moved his family to Arizona. He became a minister of the Church of God, a radical Pentecostal sect that believes the Bible is the direct word of God. #3 In 1955, Jim Turpin married 17-year-old Betty Jean Rose, and they had a baby boy named James Randolph in 1958. In 1961, they had a daughter named David Allen. They were a big church family. #4 The American Legion, a veterans organization, was at the center of many of these conflicts. The group’s loyalty lay with the real estate developers, rather than the veterans they were supposed to represent.