Fifty Years in Polygamy : Big Secrets and Little White Lies

from katsmiao

Captivating, and so tragically sad. It's a long book, and drags, which makes it hard to stay engaged. Kristyn Decker went through so much trauma as a child and adult, and reading this is just so horrible. I hate the physical and sexual abuse she was exposed to. I'm not opposed to polygamy, I b...

from katsmiao

Captivating, and so tragically sad. It's a long book, and drags, which makes it hard to stay engaged. Kristyn Decker went through so much trauma as a child and adult, and reading this is just so horrible. I hate the physical and sexual abuse she was exposed to. I'm not opposed to polygamy, I b...

from katsmiao

Captivating, and so tragically sad. It's a long book, and drags, which makes it hard to stay engaged. Kristyn Decker went through so much trauma as a child and adult, and reading this is just so horrible. I hate the physical and sexual abuse she was exposed to. I'm not opposed to polygamy, I b...

from karconner

It was long. There were very interesting moments, but too many repetitive ones to keep my constant interest. Also, I often felt like I entered into the middle of a conversation when the narrative would abruptly stop an dbegin again in a different story, month, or even year without any real transi...

from LissaJ

2 ½ stars Kristyn Decker spent most of her life living in a polygamous sect of the Mormon religion. This memoir describes her life in this setting over the years. Kristyn (not her birth name) has a heartbreaking story and has had to overcome some very difficult circumstances and she writes with h...