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Ruth’s father was the founding prophet of the colony but he died when she was young leaving her to be raised by her stepfather. Her family lives in an unfinished house lacking indoor plumbing, electricity with no means of communication. The home is in such disrepair because her mother remarried a man who is neglectful. Ruth’s family is forced to cross the border into the US to collect welfare benefits every month.
Adults are painted as neglectful and self-serving. For example, Ruth’s education was shortened because her mother needed help with the siblings. There were times that the children are left unattended for days with no adult supervision. Get this book and start a heart-wrenching journey. This book is available to borrow at your local library and to buy wherever books are sold you can also get a free pdf and epub copy below but we highly recommend you buy it to support the author.
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner PDF Book Details
- Book Title: The Sound of Gravel
- Goodreads Link: The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
- Author: Ruth Wariner
- Publish Date: January 5, 2016
- ISBN: 9781250077714
- Formats: [PDF] [ePub]
- No. of pages: 363
- Size: 2 MB
- Genre: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Mormonism
- Language: English
- File Status: Available for Download
- Price: Free
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner Summary
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 God will punish the wicked by destroying the world and that women can only ascend to Heaven by entering into polygamous marriages and giving birth to as many children as possible. After Ruth’s father—the man who had been the founding prophet of the colony—is brutally murdered by his brother in a bid for church power, her mother remarries, becoming the second wife of another faithful congregant.
In need of government assistance and supplemental income, Ruth and her siblings are carted back and forth between Mexico and the United States, where her mother collects welfare and her stepfather works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth comes to love the time she spends in the States, realizing that perhaps the community into which she was born is not the right one for her. As Ruth begins to doubt her family’s beliefs and question her mother’s choices, she struggles to balance her fierce love for her siblings with her determination to forge a better life for herself.
Recounted from the innocent and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of a girl fighting for peace and love. This is an intimate, gripping tale of triumph, courage, and resilience.
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