Anna LeBaron writes memoir about growing up inside a violent fundamentalist polygamist community and eventually leaving it. The Polygamist's Daughter recounts her childhood as one of the many children of Ervil LeBaron, whose religious group was linked to murder, flight from authorities and repeated family upheaval. The book follows hunger, secrecy, fear and constant movement before turning to LeBaron's eventual separation from the community and attempts to build an independent adult life. Her prose is direct and personal rather than analytical, with family relationships carrying most of the narrative. The book fits cult memoir, religious-abuse memoir and survival autobiography, especially for readers interested in closed communities and the long process of redefining identity after leaving them. Read more Less
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