![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Torn from the headlines and inspired by current events, Sister Wife is a compelling portrait of a community where the laws of the outside world are ignored and where individuality is punished. 2, 2018 After being caught kissing a girl, 17-year-old Jon leaves Unity, the faith-based polygamous community in which they were both born and raised. When did you begin writing, and why What did you do before you became a writer How does that inform your writing I. She wants something more for herself but feels powerless to change her destiny because rebelling would bring shame upon her family. Shelley Hrdlitschka, author of Sister Wife (White Pine nominee). This is an interesting device because it allows Hrdlitschka to explore what it would be like to live in Unity from. ![]() At fifteen she is repulsed at the thought of being assigned to an older man and becoming a sister wife. Sister Wife is told from the alternating points of view of three teenagers living in the polygamous. Polygamy is the norm, strict obedience is expected, and it is customary for young girls to be assigned to much older husbands.Ĭeleste was born and raised in Unity, yet she struggles to fit in and to accept her ordained life. At fifteen she is repulsed at the thought of being assigned to an older man and becoming a sister. In the isolated rural community of Unity, the people of The Movement live a simple life guided by a set of religious principles and laws that are unique to them. Whatever it is, she struggles to accept her ordained life. ![]()
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