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“Both creepy…and quite moving.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Wall’s story couldn’t be more timely.”
—People
Stolen Innocence is the gripping New York Times bestselling memoir of Elissa Wall, the courageous former member of Utah’s infamous FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007. At once shocking, heartbreaking, and inspiring, Wall’s story of subjugation and survival exposes the darkness at the root of this rebel offshoot of the Mormon faith.
How does a teenage girl escape a powerful polygamist cult and find the courage to bring its prophet to justice?
- Arranged Marriage at Fourteen: Forced to marry her nineteen-year-old first cousin, Elissa begins a terrifying journey as a child bride, one from which she knows she must escape.
- Life Inside the FLDS: A world of plural marriage, pioneer dresses, and the absolute rule of the prophet, where girls are taught to ‘keep sweet’ no matter the personal cost.
- A True Story of Courage: From a terrified girl to a powerful witness, discover the unflinching bravery of a woman who risked everything for her freedom and the truth.
- Courtroom Testimony: Read the gripping, firsthand account of the testimony that helped convict one of America's most wanted fugitives and brought the dark secrets of the FLDS into the light.
“Both creepy…and quite moving.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Wall’s story couldn’t be more timely.”
—People
Stolen Innocence is the gripping New York Times bestselling memoir of Elissa Wall, the courageous former member of Utah’s infamous FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007. At once shocking, heartbreaking, and inspiring, Wall’s story of subjugation and survival exposes the darkness at the root of this rebel offshoot of the Mormon faith.
How does a teenage girl escape a powerful polygamist cult and find the courage to bring its prophet to justice?
- Arranged Marriage at Fourteen: Forced to marry her nineteen-year-old first cousin, Elissa begins a terrifying journey as a child bride, one from which she knows she must escape.
- Life Inside the FLDS: A world of plural marriage, pioneer dresses, and the absolute rule of the prophet, where girls are taught to ‘keep sweet’ no matter the personal cost.
- A True Story of Courage: From a terrified girl to a powerful witness, discover the unflinching bravery of a woman who risked everything for her freedom and the truth.
- Courtroom Testimony: Read the gripping, firsthand account of the testimony that helped convict one of America's most wanted fugitives and brought the dark secrets of the FLDS into the light.
Elissa Wall is a former member of the FLDS church who was forced into marriage at age fourteen. She left the FLDS at age eighteen and she currently resides with her two children and her husband, Lamont.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Biografien |
| Genre: | Importe, Religion & Theologie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780061628030 |
| ISBN-10: | 0061628034 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Wall, Elissa
Pulitzer, Lisa |
| Orchester: | Pulitzer, Lisa |
| Hersteller: | William Morrow & Company |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 203 x 133 x 29 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Elissa Wall (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.06.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,6 kg |
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