{"product_id":"secrets-and-wives-the-hidden-world-of-mormon-polygamy-paperback","title":"Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSanjiv Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do we really know about modern practicing polygamists--not fictional ones like the Henrickson family on HBO's \u003ci\u003eBig Love\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe've seen the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the news, the underage brides in pioneer dresses on a Texas ranch. But the FLDS is just one of many groups that have broken with mainstream Mormonism to follow those parts of Joseph Smith's doctrine disavowed by the LDS Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGaining unprecedented access to these communities, journalist Sanjiv Bhattacharya reveals a shadow country teeming with small town messiahs, dark secrets, and stories both heartbreaking and strange. Polygamy's dark side--incest, forced marriages, and physical abuse--is laid bare. But Bhattacharya also finds warmth in the fundamentalist diaspora and even finds himself taking an ideological stand for polygamy's legalization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just an expose of Mormon polygamy, \u003ci\u003eSecrets and Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is the personal journey of a foreign atheist and liberal, a stranger in a strange land who grapples with hard questions about marriage, monogamy, and the very nature of faith.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSanjiv Bhattacharya\u003c\/b\u003e has written for \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaxim\u003c\/i\u003e. He has appeared as an expert on polygamy, discussing his Channel Four documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Man with 80 Wives\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eMSNBC Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMontel Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 394\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52757004452147,"sku":"9781593765217","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Rxk37zlhIn9781593765217.webp?v=1764410270","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/secrets-and-wives-the-hidden-world-of-mormon-polygamy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}