The Sound of Gravel
Author: Ruth Wariner
A riveting, deeply-affecting true story of one girl’s coming-of-age in a polygamist cult.Ruth Wariner was the thirty-ninth of her father’s forty-two children. Growing up on a farm in rural Mexico, where authorities turned a blind eye to the practices of her community, Ruth lives in a ramshackle house without indoor plumbing or electricity. At church, preachers teach that G….Read More
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