Book Review: Sister Wife by Christine Brown Woolley

 Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom

by

Christine Brown Woolley

Carol Slater's review

May 13, 2026  ·  edit

it was amazing

A story told by the woman that lived it, Christine Brown Woolley. Christine was born into a polygamist family and raised in the Morman faith. As she grew into a teenager and young adult, Kody Brown caught her eye. Kody and Meri were members of a church that she attended, and they were thought of very highly in the church.

In Sister Wife, Christine tells of the good times and the struggles of marrying Kody (a spiritual marriage, not a legal marriage) and adjusting into a family of one husband and two other wives. She follows the journey of motherhood, sister wife drama, and a husband who truly is not really wanting to be married to her.

Many moves, a television series and the eventual breakdown of the family is covered in this book. She also tells of Kody finding his soulmate and her finding hers, after leaving Kody and making a life for herself and her children.

Many of you may know her from the show Sister Wives, and many of the events covered in the book have been on national television, but her words and the thoughts that she shares made this a very interesting story.