Sister Wife, Christine Brown Woolley
Sister Wife, Christine Brown Woolley
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Sister Wife
A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom

Bestseller

Author: Christine Brown Woolley

Narrator: Christine Brown Woolley

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/02/2025

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From TLC’s Sister Wives star Christine Brown Woolley, a groundbreaking and heartfelt memoir about living in a family like no other and finding the strength to leave polygamy—and the only life she’s known—behind.

Christine Brown Woolley had always dreamed of having a picture-perfect family—beautiful children, an adoring husband, and of course, a sisterhood of wives to share him with. Raised in Utah by practicing polygamists, Christine knew her life was less than normal, but that didn’t stop her from loving the full house of her childhood any less.

Becoming Kody Brown’s third wife in 1994, Christine finally found the big, happy family she had hoped for. When TLC’s hit show Sister Wives premiered in 2010, Christine knew it was her chance to shine a light on the brighter side of polygamy—the helping hands, the lively discussions, and their unmatched devotion to each other. But the cameras also revealed a much darker truth.

Now, in this candid tell-all, Christine shares for the first time the journey that led her away from polygamy and the bold path she is carving to live apart from all she has ever known. Moving, genuine, and insightful, this is a uniquely powerful tour de force of Christine’s journey toward and beyond her time in the spotlight as a sister wife.

About Christine Brown Woolley

Christine Brown Woolley is the acclaimed author of Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Finding Freedom. Best known from TLC's groundbreaking reality series Sister Wives, she courageously lifts the veil on her life raised in a polygamist household, the complexities of a spiritual union, and her unfiltered path toward independence.

Her memoir is a powerful testament to transformation. Christine reflects on childhood dreams of a picture-perfect family within polygamy, her spiritual marriage to Kody Brown in 1994 and the complexities it carried, and what it truly took to walk away-the emotional toll, buried truths, and the search for self-worth.

Christine's story is also one of resilience and healing. In Sister Wife, she opens up about her secret battle with oxycodone addiction following surgery-an ordeal she endured in privacy until confronting it head-on and reclaiming her life.

Her personal freedom took another meaningful turn when she found love again with David Woolley. The couple married in October 2023 in a beautiful ceremony in Moab, Utah-a moment Christine describes as a fairytale and every bit the dream she once thought unattainable.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffani on August 28, 2025

I’ve been a fan of the show since it aired. I feel like I know this family and watching the journey that Christine has been through has been very inspiring. I loved hearing her insights and her honest pouring out of her truth. I finished this book in record time. I really hope Janelle will also writ......more

Goodreads review by Ann on August 31, 2025

Obsessed doesn’t even begin to explain reading this book in less than 24 hours after it arrived on my doorstep. Christine was gracious with her stories, but also respectful of her sister wives stories. With love by her side and her friendship with Janelle strong, she was ready to tell it. And I was......more

Goodreads review by Riley on September 02, 2025

Imagine fumbling this QUEEN......more

Goodreads review by Brandy Thore on August 30, 2025

If I didn’t hate Kody in seasons 1-19, I detest him now!......more

Goodreads review by Derek on September 03, 2025

I adore reality television. Thinkest thou me vapid?? Probably thou thinkest right. But for me, an introvert and chronic people-watcher by nature, the drama and non-interactive spectacle of shamelessness on display make for perfect background noise when I grade or work on academic writing. Don’t get......more


Quotes

"Christine Brown Woolley, one of the wives in TLC’s “Sister Wives” series, bares her soul in this candid memoir about polygamous life, leaving behind what no longer serves you, and finding yourself in the broken pieces. In 2010, Woolley became a household name through the TV show, which broadcast episodes of the daily lives of an Apostolic United Brethren family, the Browns. While life as Kody Brown’s third wife seemed lively and bright, when the cameras were off, Woolley faced a much darker truth. Woolley’s narration fully expresses her emotions as she describes disproportionate treatment and the pain of feeling unwanted. Unlike the TV series, the audiobook allows listeners to experience Wooley’s humor, heartbreak, and relief without being interrupted by Kody in the process."