I was looking forward to reading this book for months before my library finally got a copy of it (after much nagging by me, I might add). It was worth the wait except for a smidge of preaching at the end, which can easily be forgiven considering what the author went through. (nothing wrong with preaching; just wasn't why I was reading the book).

(also as an aside: I hate, hate, hate that cover. The author explains it at the end, and I understand her reasoning, but I hate it all the same)

 

So, this book is written strictly from the author's point of view, and tries very hard to only tell her story - even though there's a lot more to the story, others have also written about it. I think the thing to keep in mind with any of the LeBaron books is you really need to read multiples of them in order to understand the whole story. This one does a great job of trying to explain a very, very complicated, heartbreaking, awful story - and is probably a great place to start if you want to read about this polygamist family and community.

 

You'll often think you are reading fiction, and you'll have to remind yourself that this is truth (or at least truth as the author saw it).

 

 This review was originally posted on Rambling Reviews