![]() ![]() Basically, the ultra-conservative religious offshoot doesn’t believe in birth control, and families try to have as many children as possible so that their righteousness can one day be the majority in the United States. ![]() Rachel grows up in a family that is part of the “Quiverfull/patriarchy” religious movement, and trust me when I tell you that Googling that can send you down a rabbit hole of survivor blogs that can keep you up all night. Jennifer Mathieu’s The Truth About Alice stuck with readers because of its frank examination of bullying and slut-shaming – and with her new novel, Devoted, fans will be equally as impressed with her investigation into what life is like for one of the many daughters born into a hyper-religious Duggar-like family in the American south. ![]()
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