Truly like Lightning

Truly Like Lightning is an engrossing tale of an unconventional family of polygamists who are forced to deal with modern society by a predatory real estate developer. There is so much description, character development, and hidden meaning here that I feel I may need a college literature class to decipherContinue Reading

The Wives

Thursday is just one of The Wives. Their husband Seth calls all three wives by the day that he visits them. There is Monday, his youngest and newest wife, who is in early pregnancy. Tuesday is his original wife and is older. When she didn’t want children, Seth decided toContinue Reading

Polygamy: An Early American History

Beginning with the Spanish Franciscan priests attempting to baptize Native Americans, Polygamy: An Early American History tours polygamist practices in the New World. Not just interested in the what, the author looks into the underlying reasons for the popularity of multi-wife families. In the 1600s, wars cut down many NativeContinue Reading