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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

by Elissa Wall

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A memoir of life inside the FLDS and the path to testimony

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    New York Times bestseller

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A memoir of life inside the FLDS and the path to testimony

Elissa Wall’s memoir recounts her upbringing in the FLDS, where plural marriage and the prophet’s authority shaped daily life. The account describes her forced marriage at fourteen to her nineteen-year-old first cousin and her efforts to leave the sect. It also follows the story into the courtroom, where Wall’s firsthand testimony helped convict Warren Jeffs in 2007. Together, these strands connect private experience with the legal case, giving the book a focus on coercive religious authority, survival, and the risks involved in speaking publicly about life inside a closed community.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in first-person memoirs about religious communities and leaving them.
  • Readers seeking accounts of child marriage, coercive authority, and personal survival.
  • Readers interested in courtroom testimony and the Warren Jeffs case.

Themes

Life inside the FLDSPlural marriage and coercive authorityLeaving a religious sectSurvival and testimony

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Book overview

"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.
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