I would like to thank St Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC copy of A Well-Trained Wife in exchange for my honest review.
My first introduction to Tia Levings is probably the same as a lot of you – I saw her promo on Shiny Happy People, the documentary diving into the fall of the Dugger family’s fame, as well as digging into the darkness that stems from IBLP and Gothard followers.
When you leave, and you’re actually out there, flailing like a new little fish. there are people who catch you. The universe catches you.
–Tia Levings, Shiny Happy People
I remember watching the Dugger family on TLC and thinking that as strict as the religion I was being raised in, at least I was allowed to wear blue jeans and a swim suit to the pool.
Tia takes us into a deep dive of what her life was like from being raised in a Megachurch, to finding herself running out of options as woman and what she was “allowed” to be. Her story is heartbreaking and powerful, full of incredibly horrible trauma and amazing highlights. I felt so many moments of familiarity for what Tia went through and how she survived and began to flourish in her adult life.
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