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"Emotional and evocative story."
Reviewed by Allyn Pogue
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted September 23, 2003

Ten years ago, Hope Tanner, 16 and pregnant, ran away from the polygamist compound in Superior, Utah, where she was raised. She ended up at The Birth Place in Enchantment, New Mexico, where she had her baby and put it up for adoption. Hope moved on, eventually becoming an obstetrics Read more...

"Fine contemporary tale with a gender bender twist"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 25, 2003

Ten years ago, knowing she had no one to turn to for assistance, a pregnant Hope Tanner escaped from her polygamous hometown Superior, Utah. She gave birth across the border at The Birth Place clinic in Enchantment, New Mexico. The Birth Place's head Lydia Kane arranged the adoption Read more...

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Summary

Ten years ago, Hope Tanner escaped from the polygamist colony where she was born and raised. She was only sixteen at the time, and pregnant, but she managed to find refuge in Enchantment, New Mexico, where Lydia Kane, owner of The Birth Place, took her in.

Hope had her baby in Enchantment, and put the child up for adoption, then spent the next several, difficult years getting an education, learning to appreciate her new freedom, and finally working as an obstetrics nurse. At twenty-seven, the last thing she wants is go back to Superior and face down the people from her past, especially her father and the man she refused to marry—her own uncle. But she has a sister who wants out, and she's determined to help her...