Fifty Years in Polygamy
Subtitle: Big Secrets and Little White Lies
Publisher: Balboa Press
Published: Apr 19, 2012
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781452550008
Description: There is much ado about polygamy these days. Media coverage, HBO's Big Love, TLC's Sister Wives, the acts committed by cult leader Warren Jeffs and his followers--all of these keep a slew of polygamy-related issues at the forefront of society. But none can depict the ongoing, daily atrocities and heartaches that are hidden behind the scenes, behind closed doors, within the hearts and souls of thousands of smiling faces. Kristyn Decker's memoir recounts the harsh realities of being born and raised in the second largest polygamist sect in America--the Apostolic United Brethren, or the AUB (Allred Group). For five decades, Kristyn, then Sophie, was caught up in a cult of plural marriage ...and lived it until she thought it would kill her. When she finally had the courage to leave, she knew she had to share her story. Fifty Years in Polygamy: Big Secrets and Little White Lies describes a life of religious submission, lies, secrets, poverty, abuse, jealousy, depression, and loneliness. The gripping, detailed events in this book will shock you but will also inspire compassion, understanding, and perhaps even the courage to change your own life.
Notes: Source title: Fifty Years in Polygamy: Big Secrets and Little White Lies