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Posted by: Twinker ( )
Date: September 09, 2011 02:33PM
Great new book - "Wives and Secrets"

Author- Sanjiv Bhattacharya

In addition to his inside reporting of attitudes, perceptions, and day to day events occurring in polygamy, he has a very astute and quite humorous summation of the Church's beginnings and history.

Highly recommend.

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Posted by: Twinker ( )
Date: September 09, 2011 02:34PM
Oops - "Secrets and Wives" (n/t)


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Posted by: WiserWomanNow ( )
Date: September 09, 2011 10:09PM
Looks like quite an interesting read.

The complete title:
“Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy”

Some reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Wives-Hidden-Mormon-Polygamy/dp/1593764081
(scroll down the page for the reviews)

One reviewer calls it "the most comprehensive and honest piece on Utah's Mormon Fundamentalist culture yet."

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Posted by: freegal ( )
Date: September 10, 2011 12:53AM
Re: Great new book - "Wives and Secrets"

This book is fascinating reading. It really takes you into the beliefs and details of their everyday lives. Quite disturbing,yet entertaining at times.

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Posted by: spaghetti oh ( )
Date: September 10, 2011 01:19AM
Re: Great new book - "Wives and Secrets"

OOoooOOOooo, thanks for that Twinker! That looks like very interesting.

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Posted by: DeAnn ( )
Date: September 10, 2011 02:28AM
Re: Great new book - "Wives and Secrets"

Oh, good, glad to see that the book continues to find an audience.

I wrote one of the early reviews on Amazon.com. I'm happy to see so many more reviews.

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Posted by: Twinker ( )
Date: September 10, 2011 10:12AM
@DeAnn - I went to Amazon and read your review. Excellent!

I'm not through with the book but what really got me is his summation of the history of Joseph Smith and the early church and the way the church morphed out of itself. The polygamists really are Joseph Smith's TRUE Latter Day Saints.

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