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I’m a fairly open minded person. I believe in freedom of choice whether it’s a religious matter, sexual, educational, or anything else in life as long as we all follow the rule that your choice shouldn’t impinge on my ability to choose. Hidden Wives by Claire Avery reads like a firsthand account of what could have occurred leading up to the raids on the Texas Fundamentalist Mormon compound in 2008 where hundreds of girls were found in a community that routinely married young girls to older men in arranged marriages. Like many stories that come out of religious sects like these, it’s difficult looking in and (not)judging women that say they want to remain there. I’ve been routinely appalled, while at the same time believing they have a choice to live in any type of relationship they want to. Of course, the question comes down to, “do they really have a choice?”
Avery tackles this question from the inside by following the fictional story of 2 young sisters, Rachel and Sara. Rachel and Sara are diametrically opposed, Rachel, the beautiful one, is a true believer, and Sara, the unattractive intelligent one, is beginning to have serious doubts. (more…)
