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The Sound of Gravel : A Memoir by Ruth Wariner (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Sound of Gravel, Paperback by Wariner, Ruth, ISBN 1250077702, ISBN-13 9781250077707, Brand New, Free shipping in the US An account of the author's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult describes her childhood on a Mexico hills farm as one of her father's more than 40 welfare-dependent children, the extreme religious beliefs that haunted her daily life and her escape in the aftermath of a devastating tragedy.

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A New York Times bestseller, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult. "A haunting, harrowing testament to survival." -- People Magazine "An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community." -- New York Magazine Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father's forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth's father--the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony--is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant. In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her step-father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family's beliefs and question her mother's choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself. Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping book resonant with triumph, courage, and resilience.

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Publisher
Flatiron Books
ISBN-10
1250077702
ISBN-13
9781250077707
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Sound of Gravel : a Memoir
Author
Ruth Wariner
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Religious, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bx8680.L48w37 2017
Copyright Date
2016
Dewey Decimal
289.3092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by oh_lilaNov 24, 2019
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A compelling read. The story of the polygamist community in Northern Mexico. The good, the bad. Same family that just suffered the massacre of 10 women & children.
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