Great story about how some women continue to believe it'll ...
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Great story about how some women continue to believe it'll get better without help.  Some nearly die before they leave
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I clearly remember the controversy about whether to compensate these poor women (I live in NC), and it was nice to get a better picture of it.  As a woman, I hate it that it was done, and even my right-wing mother who also read it, was disturbed by it.  I'm so grateful to Diane Chamberlain for bringing this story to life in a realistic, absorbing story.
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This book shows how much women go through when they have been raped...This story shows how strong we as women need to be. Book also shows how lies come back to bite us in the butt.  Can't wait to read the last book to see what happens.
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Carolyn Jessop and writer Laura Palmer do a wonderful job telling an almost unbelievable story about the despotic FLDS community, an offshoot of the Mormon Church, which still practices polygamy.  Each year,  the FLDS "prophet" has more "revelations" that impose harsher and harsher sanctions on his flock, especially the women. When a man offends prophet Warren Jeffs he's excommunicated and overnight, his wife and their gaggle of children are given to another man. Girls are routinely assigned to ancient men and two days later are married to them.  It's hard to believe this community exists in the U.S.
Jessop must have kept a diary or have a great memory; she recalls anecdotes and conversations throughout her life, from the time she was forced to marry a man she hated, endure his abusive rule and that of his nasty favorite wife and give birth to eight of his children. Carolyn's resolve and intelligence allow her to triumph, although her victory is made more real by the fact that it is bittersweet. Jessop and Palmer's feat is to show us how a highly intelligent girl/woman could be conned into believing that only Warren Jeffs and his henchmen could buy her ticket to heaven.  You come away from the book having to admit that the people of this community are no different from the rest of us, except that they had the misfortune to be born into the FLDS society.

Carol Pogash
author, "Seduced by Madness: The True Story of the Susan Polk Murder Case"
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ANOTHER GREAT STORY OF HOW A WOMEN OF CONVIENCE AND PAMPERING AND TURN INTO THE, HOW DID JOHN WAYNN SAY IT"? ID RIDE THE RANGE WITH HER ANY DAY. SHE OVER COMES EXTREME HARDSHIPS AND COMES OUT LOOKING LIKE THE ROSE THAT SHE HAS BECOME. GREAT WOMEN OF DETERMINATION AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT CAN BE FOUND IF YOU LOOK.
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Enjoyed reading a story where a woman has a role because the men would not "step up to the plate' and do their job!  It is amazing to me how fantastically God uses females when 'men' refuse.  Really loved how the author explained emotions and struggles which are so real for us even today!
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This story lays out fantasies to the next level. Although revenge is not always the answer, it can be pleasurable. Honestly i think these explicit thoughts always laid dormant in her mind she just needed an excuse to execute them. And boy did she, im sure she did things she had never done with her husband, which only proves the point that what goes around comes around and that women play the cheating game way better than men. Very entertaining and enlightening story.
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It was an interesting way to present a tale. The reader is left to make their own conclusions on the relationships between the women and the husband and father.  Hard to believe the acceptance.
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Great book showing the utmost importance of women being able to make their own decisions.
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Demi has a way inspring others to live life to the full potentional it can offer. She has faced opticals that others have went through too, but she came out on top and now is telling her story.
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This book was amazing in the way it was written it really put things on your mind as to how many other women are in the same situation and can't or won't get out of it. Pastors are put on a different level than others and their wives are expected to fit a certain mode that is not always attainable.  Well written and believable.
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This was a good story showing how each women live a life in different ways. I am a Sister of sixty years and can understand how some women can not live the life that we before the sixties.
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So many women have been conditioned or tricked into thinking they can fix a broken person, which this book clearly shows you can't and most of all shouldn't try.  This story shed light to a situation that is more prevalent than people want to believe, but I hope that those who read it walk away with a valuable lesson is what love really is and isn't.  I further hope the story is able to help someone in an abusive relationship get out.
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A common belief women fall victim to is that their work will speak for itself.  Believing that their success will be based on their qualifications and results.  But reality is that isn't always the case.  Have you been there?  Waiting for someone to discover you?  I know, I have.  The truth is you could be waiting a lifetime.  But if you're ready to create your own path to success and drive up the corporate ladder with a step by step plan, then this book is for you!
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The author brought up thought provoking points about how women are held to impossible standards of perfection provided by the media and constant barrage of advertising. Some parts of the story me sad as this is a work of fiction but the treatment of women who are considered obese and don't meet the criteria of what society embraces as beautiful is spot on.
I did see shades of Margaret Atwood in the story but not enough to distract from the tone of the novel.
I felt a sense of compassion and respect for Plum who decides to live her life for herself and take control of her choices.
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This was a great read that I had a hard time putting down. It's the story told from the wife's perpective and was so well told that it felt like nonfiction. Proves just how strong women can be when confronted with challenges. Loved it!
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I loved the story about a woman who was able to do things in spite of the fact that it wasn't expected.  The support from her husband was amazing.  I loved how the different women's stories were all woven into Hulda's.  Great book and it will be my pick for my book club.