A POWERFUL NEW MEMOIR OF ONE GIRL’S COMING-OF-AGE IN A POLYGAMIST FAMILY
Ruth Wariner was born her mother’s fourth child and her father’s thirty-ninth. The Sound of Gravel is her first memoir: a coming-of-age story set in a belief system so fanatical that life beyond its clutches seems impossible to imagine—until Ruth realizes it would be more impossible to stay. The path she chooses is an affirmation of her mother’s limitless love; and the bond she forges with her sisters one fateful night propels them toward a new life that will leave readers awed and inspired.