mandy's review
Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife
by Irene Spencer
mandy's review
Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife by Irene Spencer
mandy's review
rating:
Not neccessarily the best writing style, but an interesting story nonetheless. While I understand that Irene was led to this life by her faith, and her understanding that she would go to hell if she didn't live a polygamous lifestyle, I started to get fed up with her.
She thought many times about leaving her husband, and never actually did. She finally told her husband one last time that she was leaving, for real this time, and he ended up getting killed a week later. If he hadn't died, would she have still left? I doubt it.
If you think you want a lot of kids, reading this book will probably change your mind. Besides the 13 that Irene gave birth to, she helped raise all of her sister-wives' kids--all told, there were 58 children in this enormous family. When you combine incredibly large amounts of kids, 10 wives, a husband who isn't around, and a life of complete poverty, polygamy doesn't sound very appealing. Big Love is an amazing show, but this book probably shows a ...more
She thought many times about leaving her husband, and never actually did. She finally told her husband one last time that she was leaving, for real this time, and he ended up getting killed a week later. If he hadn't died, would she have still left? I doubt it.
If you think you want a lot of kids, reading this book will probably change your mind. Besides the 13 that Irene gave birth to, she helped raise all of her sister-wives' kids--all told, there were 58 children in this enormous family. When you combine incredibly large amounts of kids, 10 wives, a husband who isn't around, and a life of complete poverty, polygamy doesn't sound very appealing. Big Love is an amazing show, but this book probably shows a ...more
