A review by dreamboatannie
The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice by M. Bridget Cook, Rebecca Musser

4.0

The best memoir I've read so far from a woman who escaped the FLDS. Rebecca's account is a brave account of a brutal experience in a brutal cult. Her sister, Elissa Wall, published her own memoir about her experiences within the FLDS and her role in the eventual conviction of Warren Jeffs, and while I applaud her bravery in telling her story, Rebecca's The Witness Wore Red is much better written and edited. There are some shocking and graphic passages -- none that felt gratuitous, but it is not a book for those who may be sensitive to the topics of abuse, including sexual abuse, religious abuse, and physical abuse. Rebecca Musser is a survivor and has written a wonderful memoir.