His Favorite Wife: Trapped in Polygamy | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Ray Schmidt
Publisher: Kassidy Lane Publishing LLC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 2882
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 445
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 097797300X
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780977973002
ASIN: 097797300X
Publication Date: June 15, 2006
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Product Description
His Favorite Wife is the heart-stopping, inspirational narrative of a courageous fifteen year-old girl who becomes the sixth wife in a polygamous marriage. Cascading with well-developed characters, this true story will capture your soul and imagination as the author reveals how a group of kind-hearted, sincere people are led to embrace this controversial lifestyle in their pursuit of the highest degree of glory. Laced with surprising brush-strokes of humor, this heart-rending saga will take its readers on a journey that outsiders whisper of and shudder about. It answers the question that a polygamist's wife is asked countless times: How can you tolerate sharing your husband? In North America today there are over thirty thousand polygamists. Many of them lead secret lives in their attempt to hide from society and U.S. laws. Their women are taught that obedience, unquestioning acceptance of polygamy, and giving birth to huge families of children to follow in their parent's footsteps, will assure them a celestial crown. Few search out truth for themselves, but trustingly follow their prophet. Susan's book deals with this head-in-the-sand ignorance. She too, was one of these women.
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 His Favorite Wife July 25, 2008
Excellent book giving good insight into what really goes on in an zealous absolutist religious sect. It was a non-stop reader, for sure. The print was very small, however, making this difficult to read.
real polygamy story July 7, 2008
this was a real story, moving and touching and definitely gave insight into why these woman accept this way of life in the first place. it sure makes you wonder where the stories come from where you see the sister wives trying to make us beleive its an easy way of life...
Great Book!!! July 2, 2008
This is a fabulous book. She was a strong women and managed to get out of this life, but so many do not get out. These women and children are truly trapped by a warped way of thinking about God. I became interested in this subject from a religious perspective. And wow, I really began to feel for these people.
Very Compelling June 29, 2008
This book is very compelling (hard to put down) and insightful. Its story is similar to many others about the cult of Fundamentalist Mormanism. It is sad to think that many women and children are stil trapped in polygamist situations. There are many implications pointing to the cult of Mormonism itself and why and how it has grown so large. Think broader than just this one situation when you read this true story!
His Favorite Wife June 19, 2008
I am totally fascinated by the FLDS society and being a librarian have found lots to read on the subject. This was a favorite. Living in Utah makes the subject all the more interesting because it is going on here. I would recommend this book to anyone. It is traveling on to my daughtger next and then will find its way to Indiana to a good friend. Had lots of startling information......both funny and sad. My heart goes out to all the people, young and old in this society.
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