The sound of gravel : a memoir

ISBN: 9781250077691 (hardcover) :
Physical Description: regular print 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Flatiron Books, [2016]
Copyright: &copy;2015.

Summary: This is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. As she enters her teen years, she becomes a victim of abuse in a community in which opposition toward men is tantamount to arguing with God. Finally, and only after devastating tragedy, Ruth finds an opportunity to escape. Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, "The Sound of Gravel" is the remarkable true story of a girl forced to define a place for herself within a community of misguided believers. This is a gripping tale of triumph, courage, resilience, and love.