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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Center Street Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-08-22 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 400 Ean: 9781599957197 Book Isbn: 1599957191  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in marrying her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron, becoming his second wife. When the government raided the fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon village of Short Creek, Arizona, Irene and her family fled to Verlan's brothers' Mexican ranch. They lived in squalor and desolate conditions in the Mexican desert with Verlan's six brothers, one sister, and numerous wives and children. Readers will be appalled and astonished, but most amazingly, greatly inspired. Irene's dramatic story reveals how far religion can be stretched and abused and how one woman and her children found their way out, into truth and redemption. |
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 Written on August 2, 2008 Summary: I Couldn't Put it Down. This is a wonderful book. I couldn't put it down. Irene is a great example for others. She tried to stay true to her religion and endured many trials. She lived in many horrid conditions that many of us could never handle. She was one of many wives and felt so physically neglected. She finally learns to "deal with" being one of many wives. She couldn't have made it thru many of the trials without them. The Mormon way of life and the rules that they follow are so inriguing. I couldn't put it down because I kept wanting to know what would happen next and how many more trials she would endure before she finally left. I really enjoyed her perspective and her writing style. She ultimately becomes a born again Christian and figured out that she didn't have to DO anything to earn God's Love. He offers it Freely to those who believe. I was raised Catholic and now I attend a non denominational "Christian Rock Church". Written on July 25, 2008 Summary: Totally engaging from beginning to end This book is not necessarily one you would want to read before going to sleep for a couple of reasons: 1) it is so engaging it is hard to put it down, and 2) it makes you feel angry with the way the author was treated. The author lived in deep proverty. She was torn because of her devotion to her husband and religion, yet experienced extreme angony because of this devotion. Written on July 11, 2008 Summary: Excellent, easy to read, very informative I have been fascinated with the subject of polygmay and have read everything I can get my hands on, this book it nice because it gives you insite to a group other than the FLDS (specifically books written around the subjects of Warren Jeffs or Colorado City). Irene had such a trying life and her story will keep you hooked from begining to end. Written on July 8, 2008 Summary: story for the soul I read this book hesitantly. Do I really want to know about all the suffering in a lifestyle so alien to me? Irene did such a wonderful job, I was angry, in tears,and ended with just complete joy and tears in her new found faith which came as such a surprise. What a story of human suffering and perserverance and complete triumph. Truly wonderful, would definitely recommend a hundred times over! Written on July 7, 2008 Summary: Insightful This was the first of 3 books about the FLDS I have read recently. I constantly had to remind myself that the events took place in the 50s when "woman's place" and "role" were entirely different from today's. I got so angry with Irene Spencer at times for just not "kicking his backside" from here to eternity! I found this book extremely interesting not for the fact of Irene's questioning or rebellion, but for the mindset and the thinking of an FLDS woman. It gave me a great deal of insight into a timely topic that I knew little about except what I had seen on TV. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2007-08-22 | 2006-06-15 | 2007-10-16 | 2008-06-24 | 2008-05-13 | 2004-06-01 |
| Media | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 400 | 445 | 432 | 256 | 448 | 240 |
| Ean | 9781599957197 | 9780977973002 | 9780767927567 | 9780812977790 | 9780739496343 | 9781930074132 |
| Book Isbn | 1599957191 | 097797300X | 0767927567 | 0812977793 | 0061628018 | 1930074131 |
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