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Phenomenally honest book about a life filled with secret trials. All the pain, suffering, and trauma that happened behind closed doors, deep within a soul, unshared, is heart wrenching. This collection of stories was incredibly insightful. I have a deeper understanding of a religion that has always baffled me. Moist importantly, having gone through some similar/parallel experiences I both saw myself in Ms. Gay's journey to self acceptance and finding her strength. Upon finishing all I can say is brava! Here is to a better future than the past, filled with love, happiness, and support. Well done Heather Gay. Well done.

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informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

This was more revealing than I had expected. But Heather wanted to tell her truth and she told the whole story which is admiring.

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funny hopeful medium-paced

4.25

I hadn't watched a minute of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City when I read/listened to this book. I watched about ten after I finished it, and all in all, the book is better. Heather Gay is a Mormon from a long line of Mormons, who hits the Mormon jackpot when she marries a similarly Mormonic Mormon, who is also from a wealthy family (funded in large part by Howard Hughes's estate because he was buddies with a Gay ancestor).

It's a fun listen about a woman who grows up in a strong (and magical) belief system as she begins to realize that she doesn't fully support the values with which she was raised, not to mention her vow of obedience upon marriage, cuz men are All That in Mormonism, and women should just shut up about it. Luckily Heather has a lotta gumption!