Stolen Innocence

A few months ago I posted about a book I had read for my book club; The 19th Wife. I loved the story of Ann Eliza Young and it sparked my interest into polygamy and the Fundamentalist LDS church. So naturally, I looked up some other books that followed suit and one of the ones that brought some interest for me was Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs.

So I headed over to the local library (have I mentioned how much I looooove the library lately?) and was thrilled to find it in the autobiography section. My thoughts? To be honest, I'm not really sure. First off, I'm mostly interested in the polygamy and FLDS beliefs and practices. So I was very intrigued by Elissa Wall's parent's polygamous marriage and the troubles they endured. But leading into her teenage marriage, I found myself slightly mortified. 14 years old and forced into marriage? Yikes.

I tried to stay as unbiased and nonjudgmental as possible. But I spent a lot of the book thinking, What is going on? And, while overall I didn't agree with what was going, I kinda felt like there were some holes in the story. 

If you're interested in the FLDS lifestyle, this book gives you some insight into it. It didn't have a bunch and centered a lot around Elissa Wall's life. Which was a skewed life as it was. But coming from her, I wasn't sure if she was really living the life, or had been questioning her faith her entire life.

Overall, good and fast read. Sad. But in some points, questionable. Definitelyot the 1st book I'd recommend. ;) 

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