A really interesting read about the fundamentalist morman sects that still believe in plural marriage. The author grew up in the 1950s & '60s one of many children of her dad and his several wives--7 if I remember right at that point. He later married additional but this was several years later. Her dad was an interesting person in that he was sort of an educated doctor but sounds like the education was in his way--I guess back in the 1930s and '40s things were a little different. The author talks about the extended family all living together in a sort of compound with several houses at one point but then having to split up and move around. They moved to Mexico to meet up with another group at a couple points. Also split up into several states to avoid looking like they were plural married. Luckily the daughter did not marry into this and married someone else that was also a morman but a regular one--if that is the way to refer to it. Her & her husband still were in contact and in fact started open discussions with people involved and sounds like might have helped people in those situations make their own decisions. I had read earlier books where men were marrying or committing to marrying very young, pre-teen girls to keep them roped into this life--it doesn't sound like her group was part of this but I guess can't really be sure. A good read with a lot of information into this lifesyle.
This book has a big stain on several pages so cannot mail if off in PBS. Might look to see if a friend is interested in it, if not will donate away somewhere.
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