The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir

The Sound of Gravel is a heart-wrenching and inspiring true story of one girl's journey through a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.

Growing up in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity, Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father's forty-two children.

After her father is brutally murdered by his brother, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where their mother collects welfare and her step-father works odd jobs.

As Ruth begins to doubt her family's beliefs and question her mother's choices, she struggles to balance her love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself.

This is an intimate, gripping book resonant with triumph, courage, and hope.

Don't miss out on this powerful true story that will leave you in awe of Ruth's resilience and strength.