Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and...

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ... | Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer | Stolen Innocence - the best former FLDS story so far...

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	Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ... Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer William Morrow, 2008 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 80 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Warren Jeffs Biggest Mistake

A refreshing account of the young woman who brought about the downfall of Warren Jeff as leader/prophet of the polygamous sect of the Morman religion. In this day and age it is very difficult to understand how there can be this big body of people held captive to the controlling mindset of women being possessions. This book has it all - an understanding of brainwashing techniques and the lustful ways of the men that us them. Wake up USA! Read the book and weep at our ignorance.

Stolen Innocence - the best former FLDS story so far...

This is the 4th book about polygamy I've read just since hearing all about the FLDS in the news recently. I have been fascinated by the stories and found it hard to believe that pologamy is still being practiced in 2008. I had no idea. Amazing.

Of all 4 books I have read so far, I would have to rate this book #1 and definitely far, far better than "escape" by Carlolyn Jessop (whom also was from the FLDS group). I wasted my money on that book, and as a result, waited to get this one from the library as I didn't want to throw away my money again. In fact, I almost didn't read this one at all. But in the end, I was too curious not to read it. I'm glad I did. This book is much much better written and I didn't notice any contradictions in the book.

This child of 14 had far more reasons to feel betrayed and upset. She was abused many times by her husband. I never really got the feeling anywhere in the book that she was trying to lay blame on everyone else, just her abuser and the men who helped him continue his abuse. In fact, several times she mentions how there are good people in this cult. This book seems to be much more honest. Even when there were fights in her family with the other Mothers in her growing up years, she was always able to see their side of the story and not totally lay the blame on them. Remarkable, especially for a child so young.

Also, given the fact that she tried multiple times (by requesting meetings with the "prophet" and pleading her case to her Mother and Step-Father) to prevent and later to get out of her forced marriage, especially at the tender age of 14 spoke a great deal about her. If I had been in the same shoes, I know, at age 14, that I would not have had the courage to stand up to the "prophet" as she did. What she did was remarkable and proves she did all she could at that tender age to try somehow, someway to get out of that marriage.

I agree with another reviewer that this book doesn't deal as much with pologamy as sexual abuse, however, she does give many details about her own family growing up with 3 Mothers. I think it was horrible how Warren Jeffs kept separating their Father from his family and just "gave" his wives and children to other men. That is outrageous.

I read the book in one afternoon, I couldn't lay it down it was so interesting. And, thankfully, this book didn't leave me with the impression that she thought she was above everyone else in their cult, and she never tried to run the others down. In fact, my only impression when finishing the book was that I wanted to weep for her. I hope she and her current husband find continued healing and that somehow she can reunite with her Mother and sisters again.

A cut above the other pologamy books I've read, and several notches above "Escape".

Very good book. Well worth reading.

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Good Book

I enjoyed reading this book. Broke my heart to hear everything she and her family went through. I thought the first half of the book was a litle slow moving but otherwise I enjoyed it. She's a strong woman. I would recommend this book.

Stolen Innocence

This is a very interesting book and I am literally unable to put the book down. I was surprised to learn how uninformed I have been about this way of living and that it has still to this day thrived to stay alive in this country so hidden from many people. How brave Elisa has been to break away to tell her story to the world.

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