Stolen innocence : my story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of Warren Jeffs / Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2008]Edition: First editionDescription: x, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780061628016
  • 0061628018
  • 9780061715198
  • 0061715190
  • 9780061668371
  • 0061668370
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Stolen innocence.DDC classification:
  • 364.155/53092 B 22
  • 289.3092 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ994.W35 A3 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Prologue -- Part 1: -- 1: New mother -- 2: Growing up and keeping sweet -- 3: Good priesthood children -- 4: In light and truth -- 5: Rise of Warren -- 6: Out of control -- 7: Reassignment -- 8: Preparing for Zion -- 9: Revelation is made -- 10: Celestial law -- 11: Word of the prophet -- 12: Man and wife -- 13: All alone -- Part 2: -- 14: Survival begins -- 15: Destruction is upon us -- 16: Death comes to short creek -- 17: False prophet -- 18: Refuge in Canada -- 19: Nowhere to run -- 20: Pair of headlights -- 21: Promise not to tell -- 22: Story like mine -- 23: Love at last -- 24: Choosing my future -- Part 3: -- 25: New beginnings -- 26: Coming forward -- 27: Captured -- 28: Facing Warren -- 29: Trial begins -- 30: End is in sight -- 31: I am free -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.
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Elissa Wall details her life growing up in the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints religious sect, being forced into an unwanted marriage at the age of 14, and her courage to testify against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs.--From publisher description.

Prologue -- Part 1: -- 1: New mother -- 2: Growing up and keeping sweet -- 3: Good priesthood children -- 4: In light and truth -- 5: Rise of Warren -- 6: Out of control -- 7: Reassignment -- 8: Preparing for Zion -- 9: Revelation is made -- 10: Celestial law -- 11: Word of the prophet -- 12: Man and wife -- 13: All alone -- Part 2: -- 14: Survival begins -- 15: Destruction is upon us -- 16: Death comes to short creek -- 17: False prophet -- 18: Refuge in Canada -- 19: Nowhere to run -- 20: Pair of headlights -- 21: Promise not to tell -- 22: Story like mine -- 23: Love at last -- 24: Choosing my future -- Part 3: -- 25: New beginnings -- 26: Coming forward -- 27: Captured -- 28: Facing Warren -- 29: Trial begins -- 30: End is in sight -- 31: I am free -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Acknowledgments.

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