I recently discussed this book with a friend whose a librarian and whom actively participates in a book club (where they actuall do read the books). She said didn’t feel the younger club participants will be interested because it doesn’t have a “storybook” feel to it with dialogue and such. However, I found this accounting to be startling, driven and written with a flair I didn’t expect from someone whose life was engulfed in a very different and highly unacceptable family lifestyle. Dorothy gives a historical explanation as needed to help better understand how events she covers during her own lifetime were affected by those historical aspects. There are other books regarding polygamy, one that I still have on my shelf and can’t make it through the rather stifling research marked over with footnotes and such, but I found this one to be the most sincere and done in a way that I felt welcomed into that world long enough to get a better understanding.

I do feel there were areas where Dorothy or her editor left out details as I did find a want, especially when she delved into her teenaged years and then again when she married. For this reason, I’ve rated it 4 stars. Nonetheless, I highly recommend it.

A fairly untalked about way of life, it just seems very interesting. AFTER: Insightful, and fascinating.

Oh my.