Seventeen Sisters: Tell Their Story

Posted on 19 September 2019 by Barbara Barlow

We ve watched interesting plural marriages in TV documentaries, read about them in books, and even seen them featured in an HBO series We ve heard daunting stories about young women forced into marrying older men and the admirable journey to escape their way out of the polygamous life they were taught they belonged We ve seen a large family grow on a TLC show, documenting the Mormon religion and discipline from a positive perspective Today, the Mormon and polygamous culture has shown itself into the limelight than ever before This series of seventeen stories focuses on the Barlow family, a family that epitomized the Mormon, polygamous lifestyle It was led by Albert Barlow, a father of thirty four children and a husband to three women for over fifty years The seventeen living daughters of Albert s family here to tell their story They have seen it all, they have experienced it all Here we can observe how one lifestyle can branch out to seventeen different perspectives, seventeen different dreams, and seventeen different outcomes. Read Seventeen Sisters: Tell Their Story – kino-fada.fr This book made me so angry that so many individuals tolerated such physical and emotional abuse for so long Most if not all of the older Sisters suffered physical, mental and sexual abuse Yet none of the Sisters protected ther children fom the horrors of living in this sect This was all done in the name of Polgamy and their beliefs of what this sect of the Mormon Church allowed and so called love Even when they left Mexico to come to the US for Financial aide their practices continued All This book made me so angry that so many individuals tolerated such physical and emotional abuse for so long Most if not all of the older Sisters suffered physical, mental...A Tragic family taleA polygamous family s tragic tale of their dysfunctional family The poor editing reflects these 17 sisters lack of education Physical, emotional and sexual abuse is a common occurrence in such families and this one is no exception Heart wrenching.InsightfulInteresting book about the female offspring of a polygamous family Most of the sisters seemed to follow their upbringing and enter themselves into plural marriage with the exception of the youngest Barbara The polygamous lifestyle was financially difficult for the Barlow family and extremely hard work The risk of prosecution and times spent incarcerated meant that...Family memoirThis book is strange It straddles an odd line It s not, actually, about polygamy, per se It s not even about a family s experience in polygamy It readslike a collection of stories that someone would collect at a family reunionfor family This isn t the story of 17 sister wives, or anything like that But, 17 stories by women who had polygamous parents It s not bad I found some of the stories s...True stories of 17 sisters who are all the daughters of one man and his 3 wives If you liked Big Love on HBO you ll enjoy this book It was interesting to read the perspectives of so many different women.Varying perspectives on a unique lifestyle by siblings I found it interesting.The story of 17 sisters growing up in a polygamist situation is interesting Some of the stories are much alike but they certainly have their differences, which made me keep reading.Wonderful book I always enjoy reading true stories and autobiographies This book shows the good and the not as good side large families I have read a few books on FLDS and polygomy This one showed a different side Thank you for your willing to share your very private experiences with us I cannot judge those who want to live polygomy, even though I know that it would never be a good choice for me However, it is evident that too many children in a family is not the best thing As told in Wonderful book I always enjoy reading true stories and autobiographies This book shows the good and the not as good side large families I have read a few books on FLDS and polygomy This one showed a different side Thank you for your willing to share your very private experiences with us I cannot judge those who want ...Seventeen SistersI thought the book was interesting, but the stories seemed to run together It was amazing how many of the women ended up in violent relationships, and the high number of divorces that they reported.I have always been fascinated by plural marriage, why people would choose two live such impoverished lives with large families This book is true about each of 17 daughters, with the same father and different mothers 3 They all experience heartbreak, emotional difficulty into adulthood, and carry that into their adult lives Some embrace polygamy themselves and some do not, but none have satisfying marriages It ...

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19 September 2019

Barbara Barlow