▁first ▁eleven ▁years ▁( 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 7 9 ) ▁in ▁the ▁family , ▁being ▁exp elled ▁after ▁her ▁mother ▁( who ▁lived ▁apart ▁from ▁her ) ▁escaped . ▁According ▁to ▁Turner , ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁hundred ▁adult s ▁and ▁si xty ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁living ▁" under ▁the ▁reign " ▁of ▁L yman , ▁" a ▁char ism atic , ▁complicated ▁leader ". ▁They ▁were ▁taught ▁that ▁out s iders ▁lack ed ▁sou ls ▁and ▁were ▁dangerous ▁to ▁be ▁around . ▁Do ctors ▁were ▁called ▁only ▁in ▁emer gen cies . ▁The ▁family ▁had ▁homes ▁in ▁Kansas , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁New ▁York , ▁Boston , ▁and ▁Mar tha ’ s ▁V ine yard , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁adult s ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁children . ▁Children ▁were ▁homes cho o led . ▁While ▁Turner ▁had ▁fond ▁mem ories ▁of ▁cam ar ader ie ▁among ▁the ▁children , ▁she ▁describes ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁children ▁as ▁severe , ▁including ▁" be ing ▁locked ▁in ▁a ▁clos et ▁for ▁a ▁whole ▁day , ▁or ▁being ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁food , ▁or ▁being ▁be aten ▁while ▁everyone ▁else ▁was ▁brought ▁out ▁to ▁watch , ▁or ▁being ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁sh unning , ▁when ▁no ▁one ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁you ▁or ▁talk ▁to ▁you ▁for ▁days ." ▁ ▁Turner ▁states ▁that ▁around ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁and ▁four teen , ▁girls ▁were ▁often ▁chosen ▁for ▁"