Favorite Wife: Escape from Polygamy - Softcover

Susan Ray Schmidt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1599214946 ISBN 13: 9781599214948

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 2009

Synopsis

She had no choice in the matter-none of the girls did. Her mission was to give birth to and raise many children in devoted service to a shared husband. Susan was fifteen years old when she became the sixth wife of Verlan LeBaron - one of the leaders of a rogue Mormon cult engaged in a blood feud with his brother that, from 1972 to 1988, claimed up to two dozen lives and led one prosecutor to call their descendants a Lord of the Flies generation. In this gripping and eloquent book, Susan Ray Schmidt tells the story of growing up on the inside and of her ultimate escape. Delving more deeply into this mysterious underworld than any previous work, "Favorite Wife" is a powerful account of the affairs of the heart, coming of age under exceptional circumstances, and the tough choices that are sometimes painfully necessary to preserve human dignity.

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Favorite Wife In this gripping and eloquent book, Schmidt tells the story of growing up on the inside of a rogue Mormon cult and of her ultimate escape. "Favorite Wife" is a powerful account of the affairs of the heart, coming of age under exceptional circumstances, and the tough choices that are sometimes painfully necessary to preserve human dignity.

From the Back Cover:

A RIVETING MEMOIR OF LIFE INSIDE ONE OF NORTH AMERICA S MOST NOTORIOUS POLYGAMOUS CULTS She had no choice in the matter none of the girls did. Her mission was to give birth to and raise many children in devoted service to a shared husband. Susan was fifteen years old when she became the sixth wife of Verlan LeBaron, one of the leaders of a rogue Mormon cult, who was engaged in a blood feud with his brother that from 1972 to 1988 claimed up to two dozen lives. In this gripping and eloquent book, Susan Ray Schmidt tells the story of growing up on the inside and of her ultimate escape with her children from an oppressive and violent life. Delving more deeply into this mysterious underworld than any previous work, Favorite Wife is a powerful account of the affairs of the heart, coming of age under exceptional circumstances, and the tough choices that are sometimes painfully necessary to preserve human dignity."

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1599214946
• ISBN 13: 9781599214948
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416