In many ways, the Browns are like any other middle-American family.
They eat, play, and pray together, squabble and hug, striving to
raise happy, well-adjusted children while keeping their
relationship loving and strong. The difference is, there are five
adults in the openly polygamous Brown marriage-Kody and his four
wives-who among them have seventeen children.
Since TLC first launched its popular reality program Sister
Wives, the Browns have become one of the most famous families in
the country. Now Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn reveal
in their own words exactly how their special relationship works-the
love and faith that drew them together, the plusses and pitfalls of
having sister wives, and the practical and emotional complications
of a lifestyle viewed by many with distrust, prejudice, even fear.
With the candor and frankness that have drawn millions to their
show, they talk about what makes their fascinating family work,
addressing the topics that intrigue outsiders: How do the four
relationships differ? What effect does a polygamous upbringing have
on their children? What are the challenges-emotional, social, or
financial-involved in living this lifestyle? Is it possible for all
four sister wives to feel special when sharing a husband-and what
happens when jealousy arises? How has being on camera changed their
lives? And what's it like to add a new wife to the family-or to be
that new wife?
Filled with humor, warmth, surprising insights, and remarkable
honesty, this is a singular story of plural marriage and all the
struggles and joys that go with it. At heart, it's a love
story-unconventional but immediately recognizable in the daily
moments of trust, acceptance, forgiveness, passion, and commitment
that go into making one big, happy, extraordinary family.
The stars of the hit show "Sister Wives" present an uncensored, unedited look at life in their plural marriage. Now in their own words they reveal even more to help viewers better understand the lifestyle, the family dynamics, the experience of living "on camera," and love.
