pickThis is the second time I‘ve read this and I find it oddly touching. I think it‘s a family of 4 wives and 28 kids but I kind of lost track.
“Sons of beekeepers!”
This book is full of the best swear replacements I‘ve heard in a long time.
pickWhat this author has had to overcome at such a young age is heartbreaking. She has survived with courage, tenacity and grace.
Next up on audio… Even though I have read similar memoirs, I can never say no to these.
pickSome of the writing fell a *smidge* flat, for me. But, I stayed engaged enough that I wanted to finish. The narrative is split between a present-day FLDS plural wife who is charged with her husband‘s murder & her estranged son who tries to solve who-really-done-it & the story of Ann Eliza Young. Both women are the 19th wives. Ann Eliza to Brigham Young himself, & she documented their very public divorce. #ReadingAmerica Utah; February #BookSpin
pickMy TBR Jar pick this week was “has been on your TBR for more than 5 years,” and this was marked as “to read” on Goodreads in 2016. I guess past me could better handle some super sad shit because - Oof. This book is *not* gonna make you laugh. Not once, not even a little. A story of a childhood that is grim and intense and deeply, deeply sad. Well written, wonderfully narrated. No rating. But I‘m gonna go REALLY light for next book‘s theme, man.
