The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir [Paperback]

An instantNew York Timesbestseller
A haunting, harrowing testament to survival. People Magazine
An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community.New York Magazine
UnforgettableEntertainment Weekly

The thirty-ninth of her fathers forty-two children, Ruth Wariner grew up in polygamist family on a farm in rural Mexico. InThe Sound of Gravel, she offers an unforgettable portrait of the violence that threatened her community, her familys fierce sense of loyalty, and her own unshakeable belief in the possibility of a better life. An intimate, gripping tale of triumph and courage,The Sound of Gravelis a heart-stopping true story.

The Sound of Gravel is the remarkable true story of one girl's coming-of-age in a polygamist Mormon Doomsday cult.RUTH WARINERlives in Portland, Oregon. After Wariner left Colonia LeBaron, the polygamist Mormon colony where she grew up, she moved to California, where she raised her three youngest sisters. After earning her GED, she put herself through college and graduate school, eventually becoming a high school Spanish teacher. She remains close to her siblings and is happily married.The Sound of Gravelis her first book.

The Sound of Gravelis a portrait of real courage in a sea of pretenders. Ruth Wariner, you have my respect as a writer and a survivor. Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place

A haunting harrowing testament to survival.
People Magazine

Wrenching and moving...Wariner is a survivor, but more important, shes a fantastic writer.
Entertainment Weekly

An addictive chronicle of a polygamist community
New York Magazine

Engrossingly readable from start to finish... an unsentimental yet wholly moving memoir.
Kirkus Reviews

This well-written book is hard to put down and hl³’