“I am nacho wife anymore.” – 5/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: polygamy, big families, heartbreak, diamond rings, reality TV, lies, gaslighting, Mormon underwear, new beginnings, and… cheesy nachos!

From TLC’s Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave Mormonism—and the only life she’s known—behind.

Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of having a picture-perfect family—beautiful children, an adoring husband, and of course, a sisterhood of wives to share him with. Raised in Utah by practicing polygamists, Christine knew her life was less than normal, but that didn’t stop her from loving the full house of her childhood any less.

Becoming Kody Brown’s third wife in 1994, Christine finally found the big, happy family she had hoped for. When TLC’s hit show Sister Wives premiered in 2010, Christine knew it was her chance to shine a light on the brighter side of polygamy—the helping hands, the lively discussions, and their unmatched devotion to each other. But the cameras also revealed a much darker truth.

Now, in this candid tell-all, Christine shares for the first time the journey that led her away from the Morman church and the bold path she is carving to live apart from all she has ever known. Moving, genuine, and insightful, this is a uniquely powerful tour de force of Christine’s journey toward and beyond her time in the spotlight as a sister wife.

Oh, how I adore you, Christine Woolley. My first 5-star read of the year! One of my all-time guilty pleasures is to watch the show “Sister Wives”. In fact, I’ve been watching the show since it first aired on TLC more than a decade ago! So I’ve been following the Brown family for a very long time, and I’ve seen their struggles on screen to keep the family together. I wasn’t really shocked when Christine announced she was leaving Kody, but I was so amazed by her strength, hope, and courage, not knowing what the next chapter of her life would look like. I had no idea she had published this book; in fact, I only found out about it a few weeks ago, but I knew this would be on my “high-priority TBR”! I honestly loved this book and how she shared details the viewers couldn’t know about. I really liked to see her perspective on her marriage and family because it showed her true feelings off-camera… also, she did it in a very respectful way, in my opinion. She talked about her upbringing growing up in a polygamous family, her marriage to Kody, the challenges that came after Robyn joined the family, being a mother to so many kids, living with her sister wives, separating from Kody, and her life after the separation.
She is one of the most inspiring people I’ve came accross, and I’m so happy that she found the happily ever after. I’m just hoping Janelle will also share her story one day. I would love to read about it!