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Stolen Innocence (Library Edition): My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs | 
 enlarge | Author: Elissa Wall
Creators: Lisa Pulitzer, Renee Raudman
Publisher: Tantor Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 2800781
Format: Audiobook, Cd
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Edition: Library ed.
Number Of Items: 13
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6.7 x 1.7
ISBN: 140013790X
Dewey Decimal Number: 289.3092
EAN: 9781400137909
ASIN: 140013790X
Publication Date: May 14, 2008
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Product Description
In September 2007, a packed courtroom in St. 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. This harrowing and vivid account proved to be the most compelling evidence against Jeffs, showing the harsh realities of this closed community and the lengths to which Jeffs went in order to control the sect's women.
Now, in this courageous memoir, Elissa Wall tells the incredible and inspirational story of how she emerged from the confines of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) and helped bring one of America's most notorious criminals to justice. Offering a child's perspective on life in the FLDS, Wall discusses her tumultuous youth, explaining how her family's turbulent past intersected with her strong will and identified her as a girl who needed to be controlled through marriage. Detailing how Warren Jeffs's influence over the church twisted its already rigid beliefs in dangerous new directions, Wall portrays the inescapable mind-set and unrelenting pressure that forced her to wed despite her repeated protests that she was too young.
Once she was married, Wall's childhood shattered as she was obligated to follow Jeffs's directives and submit to her husband in "mind, body, and soul." With little money and no knowledge of the outside world, she was trapped and forced to endure the pain and abuse of her loveless relationship, which eventually pushed her to spend nights sleeping in her truck rather than face the tormentor in her bed.
Yet even in those bleak times, she retained a sliver of hope that one day she would find a way out, and one snowy night that came in the form of a rugged stranger named Lamont Barlow. Their chance encounter set in motion a friendship and eventual romance that gave her the strength she needed to break free from her past and sever the chains of the church.
But though she was out of the FLDS, Wall would still have to face Jeffs this time in court. In Stolen Innocence, she delves into the difficult months on the outside that led her to come forward against him, working with prosecutors on one of the biggest criminal cases in Utah's history, so that other girls still inside the church might be spared her cruel fate.
More than 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.
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 Powerful indictment of the FLDS August 21, 2008
Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall is the book that tells the tale of the girl who put Warren Jeffs behind bars. Elissa was raised by the polygamous group known as the FLDS, and at the age of 14 was married to her first cousin by Warren Jeffs, despite her pleas and tears begging for more time or at least a different groom. She regularly faced rape and abuse by her husband Allen, until she found freedom and strength through her siblings who had left the group and eventually fell in love with another former FLDS member. They are now married with two small children. When authorities were looking for a way to bring Jeffs to justice, it was Elissa's case that they used and her testimony that convicted the cult leader and sent him to prison. Elissa's story is heartbreaking. The FLDS regularly manipulated families, pulling them apart and trying to fit wives and children into new families, even telling them that God changed their DNA to fit into the new "father's" genes. As a child raised within the group, she saw firsthand the damage done to her father and mother, both of whom remain in the religion. Elissa's rise to independence is a terrific story for all women, and she has a wonderful voice.
FLDS not synonymous with Christianity August 20, 2008
I am only halfway through with this book but I am enthralled and can't put it down. I came here to see what some of the reviews were. I am troubled that others might think that the FLDS, which is a serious cult, is in any way related to Christianity. Nowhere in the book yet has she mentioned the word Jesus or His death on the cross to save us from our sins. THAT, my friends, is what true Christianity is about: a personal relationship with Jesus Christ for those who accept his loving sacrifice. So far in this book, only Warren Jeffs, a mere man, and his father Rulon Jeffs are held up in such a godlike status. Woe to those who have been so deceived. I pray that Elissa's story will help others to break free of this dangerous cult.
A Remarkable Journey--Worth 10 Stars! August 18, 2008
To give this book 5 stars dose this book an injustice! It's a 10 Plus!! It is the true story of Elissa Wall, who grew up in the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints ("FLDS") and was taught to believe all she was told. You will laugh and recoil in anger at what she goes through. Then she finds the courage to go to court and face the "Prophet."
You are a remarkabe woman, Elissa! Thanks for sharing your story. Everyone will enjoy this book. It reads like fiction, but you know it's not. I hated to see it end. It's just incredible!
 Bad Writing. August 13, 2008
I greatly admire and respect Elissa Wall, but not this book she wrote... obviously with the help of an amateur journalist. Yes, the story seemed interesting enough for me to pay $25, but wasn't worth it in the least. I guess it could be a good beach read... but check it out of the library, or at least wait for the paperback. This book is no work of art, and certainly wasn't life changing. The writing was laugh-out-loud terrible. I guess I have to give it to Elissa, though--she certainly had a tough life. But, don't buy the book. You're much better off with "Under the Banner of Heaven".
GOOD BOOK GOOD BUY August 3, 2008
This is a great book! It came right away and was in really good condition. I would do business with this seller again!
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