Review of the Book, God's Brothel, by Andrea Moore-Emmett

Lately, I've been doing quite a bit of research about the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, otherwise known as the FLDS church. The FLDS church is not to be confused with the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), which is not officially affiliated with the FLDS church. My research has led me to read several interesting accounts of what it's like to live in and escape polygamy, which is a basic tenet of the FLDS church. I discovered Andrea Moore-Emmett while on a recent shopping spree on Amazon.com. The site has a very effective suggestive selling function. Since I had bought other books and a DVD about polygamy, Amazon.com recommended that I give Moore-Emmett's book, God's Brothel, a look.

Andrea Moore-Emmett is a journalist and native of Colorado who now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. She published her book, God's Brothel in 2004, having also been an activist against the abuses of women and children who are trapped in polygamous lifestyles. The first thing I noticed about my copy of God's Brothel is that it's very well written and informative; however, it also has a bit of a low budget feel about it. This book, published by the Pince-Nez Press, looks like it wasn't meant for a huge audience. That's too bad, because Moore-Emmett has a lot of important things to say.