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Presented as a series of essays, it follows the natural course of women's lives.

Continues the author's accounts after she left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, describing her struggles with her daughter's return to the cult and her own discoveries about how to achieve healthy change.

Recounts how Warren Jeffs and his independent Mormon group established a theocracy on the Arizona-Utah border that was ignored by public officials; describes his abuse of the faithful; and discusses efforts to bring him to justice.

The daughter of the self-proclaimed prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints describes the abusive patriarchal culture in which she was raised by sister wives and dominating men, sharing insight into how her father remains a powerful influence on his followers in spite of his life prison sentence.

A husband and wife can end their financial worries by accepting the offer of a billionaire to pay a million dollars in exchange for one night with the wife, but if they do, can their marriage survive?

In 1825, in rural Pennsylvania, Emma Hale marries an itinerant treasure-digger, a man who has nothing but a peep-stone in his pocket and a conviction that he can speak directly to God. His name is Joseph Smith and in a few short years, he will found his own religion, gather zealous adherents by the tens of thousands, and fracture Emma’s life and faith. While the Mormon religion finds its feet and runs beyond the grasp of its founder, Emma struggles...