Dorothy Allred Solomon is an American author and educator committed to informing people about the pros and cons of polygamous lifestyles.

Dorothy is an award-winning author of two memoirs: In My Father’s House and Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up in Polygamy (originally published as Predators, Prey, and Other Kinfolk).

Dorothy Allred Solomon is an award-winning author of two memoirs and several creative nonfiction titles. Currently, Dorothy is completing a doctoral program in creative writing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and is a Ph.D. Fellow in Creative Nonfiction at UNLV’s prestigious Black Mountain Institute.

Dorothy Jeanne Allred Solomon (she/her) I am a middle kid, the 28th of 48 born to my father, a polygamous leader who was murdered. I am a writer, having published five books and several essays, stories, etc. and another book recently completed.

The twenty-eighth child of fundamentalist schismatic Rulon Clark Allred, Solomon recalls early years of relative happiness; it was only in adolescence that she began to experience the strains of secrecy and isolation, constantly fearing discovery and separation.

2009年1月15日 · In 1984, when polygamous groups knew little but the fear and pain of secrecy and hiding, Dorothy Allred Solomon, the twenty-eighth of forty-eight children, went public with her family’s story. Descended from five generations of Mormon polygamy, Solomon evokes the fervor and dedication that bound the Allreds to “living the Principle.”