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Stolen innocence elissa wall paperback harpercollins publishers. In this book, elissa courageously shares the details of her own forced marriage and, in doing so, shines a light onto the abuses that are endured by women and. Because of that, the book was also one of the most fascinating and detailed autobiographies that ive read. Elissa wall speaks out about her stolen innocence elissa wall on being a child bride, surviving polygamy, defying prophet jeffs. Elissa wall takes us on an emotional journey back to the school she attended when she was a member of the fundamentalist church of. My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride. She was told to marry one of her cousins when she was only 14. Sep 29, 2011 stolen innocence author elissa wall harpercollins publishers. Elissa wall was married off to a grownman at the young age of only 14.
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It was first published by william morrow and company in 2008. George, utah, sat hushed as elissa wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader warren jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how jeffs forced her to marry her first cousin at age fourteen. Elissa wall is a former member of the flds who in 2007 brought the first successful prosecution of warren jeffs, the former leader of the flds, to trial for rape as an accomplice. Jun 29, 2009 stolen innocence by elissa wall this is the shocking, timely, and inspirational memoir of elissa wall, the former member of the flds polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader warren jeffs in september 2007. George, utah, sat hushed as elissa wall, the star witness against polygamous sect leader warren jeffs, gave captivating testimony of how jeffs. Apr 12, 2012 second video about an escapee from a mormon polygamous cult. My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of warren jeffs elissa wall, 2008 harpercollins 448 pp. Stolen innocence by elissa wall, 9780061628030, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. May 24, 2017 stolen innocence is elissa walls memoir of leaving the fundamentalist mormon church flds as an adult. Stolen innocence audiobook elissa wall, lisa pulitzer. Stolen innocence stolen innocence audiobook, by elissa wall.
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E lissa walls stolen innocence is subtitled my story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of warren jeffs. Most of stolen innocence was all about the systematic and thoughtout rape and sexual abuse of a minor. At once shocking, heartbreaking, and inspiring, walls story of subjugation and survival exposes the darkness at the. Stolen innocence book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Musser is the sister of elissa wall, author of the memoir stolen innocence, an account of her own escape from the church. This is a great book and i recommend it to anyone curious about the flds or. Stolen innocence by elissa wall, lisa pulitzer waterstones. Elissa gives a good history of the flds in her book. People stolen innocence is the gripping new york times bestselling memoir of elissa wall, the courageous former member of utahs infamous flds polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader warren jeffs in september 2007. Stolen innocence is the gripping new york times bestselling memoir of elissa wall, the courageous former member of utahs infamous flds polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader warren jeffs in september 2007. Now, in this courageous memoir, elissa wall tells her incredible and inspirational story of. Stolen innocence by elissa wall summary from good reads in september 2007, a packed courtroom in st. My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and. Stolen innocence my story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage bride, and breaking free of warren jeffs book.
Elissa wall writes an eye opening, often shocking account of what it was like to be raised in a polygamous household where young girls are. This harrowing and vivid account proved to be the most compelling evidence against jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and. People stolen innocence is the gripping new york times bestselling memoir of elissa wall, the courageous former member of utahs infamous flds. A tale of survival and freedom, stolen innocence is the story of one heroic woman who stood up for what was right and reclaimed her life. Stolen innocence is the gripping new york times bestselling mem.
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