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God's Brothel
God's Brothel
Author: Andrea Moore-Emmett
The Extortion of Sex for Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped — "I know girls as young as 12 years old who have been forced to marry their stepfathers," Laura Chapman states in God's Brothel. For the first time, the stories of Laura and 17 other former polygamist wives are ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781930074132
ISBN-10: 1930074131
Publication Date: 6/2004
Pages: 234
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Pince-Nez Press
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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Helpful Score: 6
The first section of the book provides an overview of polygamy, with emphasis on outlining the major polygamist groups in the Americas. I found this section to be very dry, and difficult to read. The majority of the book is comprised of brief histories of different women's experiences in polygamy. These stories are interesting, but lack the details and length necessary to be compelling reading.

This book reminds me of a textbook, rather than memoirs. I did not enjoy it as much as "Shattered Dreams," by Irene Spencer.
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