The Witness Wore Red

Rebecca Musser

Grand Central Publishing

2013

368 páginas

12h 16m

ISBN-13: 9781455527847

Rebecca Musser grew up in fear, concealing her family's polygamous lifestyle from the "dangerous" outside world. Covered head-to-toe in strict, modest clothing, she received a rigorous education at Alta Academy, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' school headed by Warren Jeffs. Always seeking to be an obedient Priesthood girl, in her teens she became the nineteenth wife of her people's prophet: 85-year-old Rulon Jeffs, Warren's father. Finally sickened by the abuse she suffered and saw around her, she pulled off a daring escape and sought to build a new life and family. The church, however, had a way of pulling her back in-and by 2007, Rebecca had no choice but to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages. The following year, Rebecca and the rest of the world watched as a team of Texas Rangers raided the Yearning for Zion Ranch, a stronghold of the FLDS. Rebecca's subsequent testimony would reveal the horrific secrets taking place behind closed doors of the temple, sending their leaders to prison for years, and Warren Jeffs for life. THE WITNESS WORE RED is a gripping account of one woman's struggle to escape the perverse embrace of religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, and a courageous story of hope and transformation.

Resenhas (1)

4.5 (Muito bom)

leio muito sobre a flds

não sei pq mas flds e templo dos povos me chamam a atenção.. leio tudo q posso sobre
como sempre essa é uma história de resiliência, força e inteligência… já li o livro da Elissa tbm e vários outros, recomendo muito pra quem se interessa (até hj ninguém rsrrs)…
como mestranda, queria ler trabalhos sobre, mas ando meio sem tempo… enfim, recomendo o livro..