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The Sound of Gravel (Paperback)
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The Sound of Gravel (Paperback)
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Loot Price R422
Discovery Miles 4 220
You Save R115 (21%)
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The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply
moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday
community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children,
Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is
practiced without fear of legal persecution. There, Ruth's family
lives in a home without indoor plumbing or electricity and attends
a church where preachers teach that God will punish the wicked by
destroying the world. 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 father works a variety of odd jobs. Ruth
comes to love the time she spends in the States, realising that
perhaps the belief system into which she was born is not the one
for her. As she enters her teen years, she becomes a victim of
abuse in a community in which opposition toward men is tantamount
to arguing with God. Finally, and only after devastating tragedy,
Ruth finds an opportunity to escape. Recounted from the innocent
and hopeful perspective of a child, The Sound of Gravel is the
remarkable true story of a girl forced to define a place for
herself within a community of misguided believers. This is a
gripping tale of triumph, courage, resilience, and love.
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