Gloriavale mum of 13 Sharon Ready makes new life as teacher in Greymouth after 50 years: NZ Herald

By Alanah Eriksen | NZ Herald |

After 50 years inside Gloriavale, one of the community’s longest-serving members has her first job on the outside and is attempting to remove the leadership while still living within the compound.

At age 64, mother of 13 Sharon Ready has challenged the norm and defied the leaders by leaving the grounds of the secretive sect each day to work at an early childhood centre in Greymouth.

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