Manson Girl : The True Story of Ruth Ann Moorehouse

by Belinda Weidlin

As the trial of Charles Manson gripped a nation, the stories of those whose lives he had touched also fell into the media spotlight. Many of these were the ‘girls’ in the Family, often referred to as Manson’s girls. And of these girls, there was one by far that received the most attention and has maintained this in the form of an unwanted cult following: Ruth Ann Moorehouse. Ruth joined the Family very early on in her life, which led to a string of events that would plague the rest of her life.

37 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 28, 2016

Reviews

[Debi · Rating 1 out of 5]

When you attempt to 'write' a book that is only 35 pages long you should at least EDIT THE DAMN THING!!!
There is nothing new to learn in this story as it's all taken from outside sources and not updated in any way seeing as Ms. Moorehouse hasn't been involved in any public way regarding her time with The Family since the end of the trials. I can't imagine that it would be easy to say to her children..."Mommy lost her viriginity to Charles Manson when she was 14 and he was 32." She was certainly a lost child once her father became a family follower who spent years in prison as a pervy old man who fell in love with drugs thanks to Manson and company.
Everything in this book comes directly from specific books or websites or just public information on forums or even in documentaries I imagine but not a single source note is listed. If you have already read "Manson In His Own Words" by Nuel Emmons then you don't need to bother with this short blip on Ruth Ann Moorehouse.
She was never punished for her attempt to murder Barbara Hoyt which is something she needs to live with especially since Ms. Hoyt has just passed away in the last few years.

[Charles · Rating 1 out of 5]

So terribly written.

Her story is fascinating, but whoever wrote this splattered on words in a kind of pollock inspired throw. Minus any sense of structure. Spelling, layout, all of it, wholly puzzling.

[Bridget Holbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short read. Just general information. Not a detailed book.

[Jennifer Barder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't bother

Not worth reading - lots of typos - really no story here - typos in a book? ## frustrating awlful

[Melissa Dally · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was like reading a term paper a young high schooler might have written. Many errors. I was hoping this would compare to "Member of the Family" by Dianne Lake, but it was not even close.

[Shan Hicks · Rating 2 out of 5]

It could have been written better and giveen more detail instead of just the highlights.

[Penny Winstead · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don’t waste your 30 minutes..

You can get all off this from Wikipedia...I was disappointed. Nothing to this at all. A wasted half hour of time.

[Kim Hamilton · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't recommend this one. Too short to provide any insight that isn't already available elsewhere.

[Sherri Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story

I thought it was a well written story and my only issue was the number of typos - which were a bit distracting. But, overall, it told Ruth Ann's history very well.