Secrets and Wives: The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy, by Sanjiv Bhattacharya
Sanjiv Bhattacharya began writing this book from personal interest in subcultures and fringe groups. He had no axe to grind, nothing to declaim, and nothing to defend.
As a reporter he shows the big picture of what it means to be a part of a polygamous sect and what these sects look like as a whole.
As a writer, his gift for self deprecation and finding the humor in a tense situation kept me listening and laughing minute by minute.
An East Indian with an English accent and a Jetta, Bhattacharya’s clearly marked as an outsider, not to be trusted. But he ingratiates himself with the families of Colorado City, former home of Warren Jeffs earning their confidence.
The gossip and dishing with the Mormon wives is PURE GOLD.
Bhattacharya stays sensitive to the dignity of the human beings who live in the community but is unafraid to call a nutjob a nutjob.
Expertly narrated by the author. He's a natural, I hope we'll hear more stories from him soon!
--Willow Pennell and Aretha Bright
