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A Memoir: Shattered Dreams: My Life As A Polygamist's Wife
by Irene Spencer
The story of one woman's struggle to accept and follow the polygamist life she was born into and how she finally breaks away to start a new life of her own.
For 28 years, Irene Spencer loved her husband deeply and fought hard to overcome the obstacles they faced living in a polygamist world.
Growing up in a similar environment, polygamy was a way of life that she was expected to carry on if she was to receive the benefits in the afterlife. Despite falling in love with someone who did not follow her family’s way of living, Irene sacrificed true love to marry her brother-in-law and became his second wife at the tender age of 16.
In the years to follow, Irene’s husband would take on an additional eight wives, with Irene becoming the mother to 14 of his children. Despite knowing what life as a polygamist’s wife entailed, Irene had difficulty sharing the man she loved and having his full attention and affection on a part-time basis.
Life was hard but Irene stayed loyal, until she no longer had the will to be a part of the life/religion she gave her whole life to whole-heartedly.
In the end, despite having chosen freedom, a tragic accident ends her marriage.
This compelling and true story gives an emotional and in-depth look at a lifestyle and a religion that so many find difficult to comprehend. The author opens up and exposes to her audience what her life was like and the trials and tribulations she had to endure before she finally reached a place in her life where she could find true happiness.
Title: A Memoir: Shattered Dreams: My Life As A Polygamist's Wife
Author: Irene Spencer
Publisher: Center Street/Hachette Book Group
ISBN: 1599957197
Review written by: Alexandra Porretta
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