Voices in Harmony: Contemporary Women Celebrate Plural Marriage

by Mary Batchelor, Marianne Watson, Anne Wilde

This book is a unique collection of original essays written by 95 contemporary plural wives and 5 other women who are supportive of plural marriage. Also included is a chapter presenting historical, legal and doctrinal overviews of Latter-day Saint plural marriage, as well as a chapter on why women choose this religious lifestyle. The last chapter records and analyzes the results of a two-page questionnaire completed by plural wives who contributed to this book.

Hardcover

Published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Tim Heise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it a lot. Good to see good sides of issues. amirite?!

[LeGrand · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book contains autobiographical essays on why each woman has either chosen to live in a polygamous relationship or why they like polygamy. the voices/experiences in this book range from white supremacist and spooky to articulate, intelligent, spiritual and beautiful.. and everything in between. prior to reading this book, I clearly had a preconceived notion of who polygamous people were. This book really helped me understand that this community is in some ways just as diverse as many other communities.

[Adrianna Costello · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compilation of experiences written by various polygamous women. Some of these women can write, others definitely cannot! All of the women validate and support polygamy. I found it disturbing that they claim to have made a choice, but it was obvious their prior "brainwashing" led them to that "choice!"

[Chris Webber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird! And freaky! And weird! I feel like I should put warning notices on all of the mormon polygamy books I have ever read. But this one takes the cake. It is an absolute time warp back into the early days of the church. Modern polygamy, with nearly identical "testimonies" from the women.