Shattered Dreams

IRENE SPENCER grew up in a fundamentalist Mormon family the thirteenth of thirty one children so it was no surprise that she found herself, at sixteen years of age, in a plural marriage, sharing her husband with a half sister.Enduring abject poverty, living in isolation, and suffering the neglect of a husband with divided loyalties created unbearable conditions Yet Irene managed to overcome these obstacles to seek a life that she believed would be better for her and her children She made a bold step into the outside world and into a freedom she never knew existed.The details of her harrowing experience will appall, astonish, and in the end, greatly inspire This dramatic story reveals how far religion can be stretched and abused, and how one woman and her children found their way into truth and redemption. New Download [ Shattered Dreams ] Author [ Irene Spencer ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Update This is a view I hadn t considered before, and maybe it doesn t apply to fundamentalists, but the view has to come from somewhere I was watching that show Sister Wives on tv The fourth wife said that she didn t want to marry just a man, she wanted to marry a family and friends She said she didn t want to be the first wife because she would have the agony of jealousy when the second one came in She didn t want to be the second who would have to live with that She wanted to be a third Update This is a view I hadn t considered before, and maybe it doesn t apply to fundamentalists, but the view has to come from somewhere I was watching that show Sister Wives on tv The fourth wife said that she didn t want to marry just a man, she wanted to marry a family and friends She said she didn t want to be the first wife because she would have the agony of jealousy when the second one came in She didn t want to be the second who would have to live with that She wanted to be a third or fourth, where it had all settled down I ve read several books on the practice of polygamy by Fundamentalist Mormons, but none were as good as this book It is a very detailed account of the philosophy and lifestyle of these people, the original Mormons The subjugation of women, not as low as Muslim women, but still below any other group of women in the West, is evident Not just from their almost non position in the religion they are just vessels to produ...Fascinating train wreck of a story, but my feminist sensibilities had a hard time allowing the author to lead such a life She turned down a chance a real love to do what she thought god wanted Strike one Followed signs to lead her into what she knew would be a life of submission and silence Strike two Any children would also be prey Strikes three, four, and five.At the hands of men, she had decades full of heartbreak, broken promises, charismatic bullies and endless suffering under the p Fascinating train wreck of a story, but my feminist sensibilities had a hard time allowing the author to lead such a life She turned down a chance a real love to do what she thought god wanted Strike one Followed signs to lead her into what she knew would be a life of submission and silence Strike two Any children would also be prey Strikes three, four, and five.At the hands of men, she had decades full of heartbreak, broken promises, charismatic bullies and endless suffering under the pretense of it all being god s command Religious brainwashing, fait...I have so many thoughts after reading this book Let me preface my notes by saying that I could hardly put my mind to rest last night after finishing this 1 Why in the world did Irene stay with Verlan so long My conclusion is that either she s a complete push over and enabler, or the brainwashing was beyond her ability to get past Or both Honestly, I am still in awe at her raising dozens of kids yes, dozens since two of her sister wives left for jobs and she raised their kids too in many I have so many thoughts after reading this book Let me preface my notes by saying that I could hardly put my mind to rest last night after finishing this 1 Why in the world did Irene stay with Verlan so long My conclusion is that either she s a complete push over and enabler, or the brainwashing was beyond her ability to get past Or both Honestly, I am still in awe at her raising dozens of kids yes, dozens since two of her sister wives left for jobs and she raised their kids too in many ways all the w...Shattered Dreams is a fascinating look at a way of life totally foreign to most people Irene Spencer grew up in the branch of the Mormon faith that still believed in polygamy The second of what was ultimately her husband s ten wives, she became the mother of thirteen of his 58 children The statistics are important as they show the unimaginable situation in which Irene Spencer spend much of her life This book is a brutally honest memoir of a woman life It follows her from place to place, ne Shattered Dreams is a fascinating look at a way of life totally foreign to most people Irene Spencer grew up in the branch of the Mormon faith that still believed in polygamy The second of what was ultimately her husband s ten wives, she became the mother of thirteen of his 58 children The...It was interesting to read this after reading Carolyn Jessup s Escape Both memoirs are about the author s polygamous marriage with the blessing of FLDS, but they center on different aspects of it whereas Escape spoke not only of the authors abusive marriage but also getting out of it and getting custody of her children through the court system, this book isabout the hardships endured by those...DNFWhat a colossal pain in the a this woman is Yes, I ll marry you, Glen.Ummm no, I don t think I will afterall.I ve changed my mind I ll marry you.Ummm well no, maybe not.Guess what Changed my mind again Let s get married.Ummm no, I guess not.Ok, this time for sure.Damn changed my mind again Sorry, Glen.Go to hell, says Glen.Smart man What took you so long Well, maybe not so smart Ummmm wait a minute maybe God will say it s ok to marry you even though you aren t a believer.Ummm sorry G DNFWhat a colossal pain in the a this woman is Yes, I ll marry you, Glen.Ummm no, I don t think I will afterall.I ve changed my mind I ll marry you.Ummm well no, maybe not.Guess what Changed my mind again... in polygamy, nothing is ever enough This is a very detailed account of Spencer s life as a Fundamentalist Latter Day Saint FLDS and destitute polygamist raising a shit ton of kids I couldn t help but l...Irene Spencer takes us inside her life as wife 2 out of 9 in a Polygamist union A life that is NOT easy, by any stretch She does pretty well living in poverty for many years not having enough food, not having electricity or running water She has to make her own underwear and maternity clothes sometimes out of flour sacks The part she struggles with is sharing her husband I wish I could say I felt for her, but honestly, after the 25th time she s throwing a tantrum and crying on her Irene Spencer takes us inside her life as wife 2 out of 9 in a Polygamist union A life that...Reading this book left me with at least one clear and resounding thought Thank God I wasn t raised in a crazy religious cult Irene Spencer tells a mesmerizing tale of her upbringing as a fourth generation fundamentalist Mormon, an upbringing that led her into a polygamous marriage at age sixteen Taught all her life to uphold the Principle of plural marriage, the author sacrificed again and again, leaving a man she truly loved but whose insistence on monogamy would have damned her eternally Reading this book left me with at least one clear and resounding thought Thank God I wasn t raised in a crazy religious cult Irene Spencer tells a mesmerizing tale of her upbringing as a fourth generation fundamentalist Mormon, an upbringing that led her into a polygamous marriage at age sixteen Taught all her lif...Too Many WivesToo Many KidsI can honestly say I ve never read anything quite like the life story of Irene Spencer in her memoir Shattered Dreams My Life as a Polygamist s Wife. Stories like this are seldom told Either the subject doesn t live to tell the tale, orspecifically, her lack of formal education, interaction with the outside world OR her religion would forbid it.My first thought upon finishing this long story of poverty, grief and heartache was, thank GOD she escaped this Too Many WivesToo Many KidsI can honestly say I ve never read anything quite like the life story of Irene Spencer in her memoir Shattered Dreams My Life as a Polygamist s Wife. Stories like this are seldom told Either the subject doesn t live to tell the tale, orspecifically, her lack of formal education, interaction with the outside world OR her religion would forbid it.My first thought upon finishing this long story of poverty, grief and heartache was, thank GOD she escaped this lifestyle and found a way to help the world to better understand plural marriage To most of us, it s a mystery In spite of the current HBO television drama Big Love, which focuses on a polygamist family functioning in the outside world ...

• English
• 16 May 2018
Irene Spencer
• Hardcover
• 385 pages
• 1599957191
• Irene Spencer
• Shattered Dreams