A Very Simple Secret: My parents, their mission to change the world, and me

Judi Conners' parents were on a mission to remake the world through Moral Re-Armament (MRA), a global movement in the 1950s and '60s. She lived in a series of shared homes and boarding schools, dreading being asked what her father did or where she lived. The author interweaves her childhood memoir with her parents' parallel story, offering a unique insight into the work of the controversial MRA movement.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 408 pages
Publication date: 28 January 2024
Publisher: Troubador Publishing

Judis parents were on a mission to remake the world, a time of the Cold War in the 1950s and '60s, following a catastrophic world war and the breaking up of colonial empires. They joined many others in giving up conventional careers and family life to work for Moral Re-Armament (MRA), an extensive global movement in its hey-day. Their life goal was to build a 'hate-free, fear-free, greed-free world.'

Between the ages of four and twelve, Judi stayed in a series of shared homes and boarding schools while her parents traveled. Uncertain where she belonged, she dreaded being asked what her father did or where she lived, becoming anxious and guarded, almost to breaking point.

The author interweaves her unusual childhood memoir with her parents' parallel story, pieced together from contemporary archives and accounts. She offers a unique insight into the work of the controversial MRA movement, encouraging readers to draw their own conclusions.

Judi Conners' book propels readers back to the mid-20th century era when a war of ideas raged, a new world order was being fought over, and high ideals came at a price.

Weight: 460g
Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805141624