The Sound of Gravel : A Memoir (Hardcover)

from loraineo

this is a very well written memoir of a woman growing up in a polygamist cult.. She lived in a very dysfunctional family, but has been able to finally achieve a good life. Very strong woman who along with many others endured horrific trauma for many years.

from beckyhaase

THE SOUND OF GRAVEL by Ruth Wariner What a sad - and horrifying - life these children had foisted upon them by adults who should have cared for and loved them. It is hard to know where to start - with the father who wouldn't give his children his name, a mother so blinded by faith she puts her ch...

from Itzey

"I slowly walked toward my mother's grave. I picked up a large handful of gravel and rolled the hot pieces of stone and sand in my hand, thinking about the place..." Ruth Wariner blew me away with this captivating memoir. I started it one night, late, with the thought of reading a few pages to ge...

from Staciele

I love memoirs and this one piqued my interest and I loved it. I listened to it on audio and it is read by the author which made it even more personal. Ruth Wariner was born into a polygamist family. Her father was murdered when she was just a few months old by his own church members. Her mother ...

from NeedMoreShelves

I haven't read a book in a long time that grabbed me so immediately from the beginning and kept me reading feverishly to the end. The mom in me was horrified at the depictions of life without electricity, adequate food, or appropriate adult supervision. The kid in me recognized the moments of mag...