Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy

by Dorothy Allred Solomon

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THIS BOOK IS AN astonishing and poignant memoir of life in the family of Utah fundamentalist leader and polygamist Rulon C. Allred. For Dorothy Allred Solomon, daughter of her father's fourth plural wife, twenty-eighth of Allred's forty-eight children, childhood was beset by secrecy and lies, by poverty and imprisonment and government raids. Solomon, herself monogamous, broke with the fundamentalist group over her desire for equality and her inability to reconcile the polygamist doctrine with the vastly different laws of the state.

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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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daughter of the saints, 2008-11-23
This is a great book if you like this type of book. It was one that you want to stay up all night to finish.

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5 out of 5 stars

What a learning experience!, 2008-10-02
This was a book I could not put down. I really enjoyed learning about growing up in a polygamist family - from a "middle child" point of view. I learned so much about how lonely the wives were and how they struggled to raise their children.

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A great read, 2008-09-17
This book represents a beautiful literary memoir of growing up in polygamy. The story is told beautifully unlike other books on this topic. Her voice is strong and contains beautiful imagery that often contrasts the gorgeous southwestern scenery, with the poverty and difficulty living conditions associated with living polygamy.

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I didn't like this one..., 2008-06-18
I didn't like this book very well. It gave too much history and not enough current events. I have read the history of polygamy over & over & over and would like to read current events. There wasn't too much to read about current events in this book. If you want the history, this book's for you. She's a good writer but I've had their history crammed down by throat enough. I get it!

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5 out of 5 stars

The inside story on polygamy, 2008-06-06
This is a good read on a subject that is very controversial at the moment. It gives great insight into the daily lives of polygamists and sheds light on their beliefs. The author talks about her childhood and her relationship with her numerous siblings and mothers. Her father is a huge influence on her life and it is clear he was an influential member of their religious group. This book is definitely worth reading.

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