Overview

• Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom was published Sept. 2 by Gallery Books, arriving ahead of Sister Wives season 20 later this month.
• Christine writes that she developed a dependence on oxycodone after 2016 knee surgery, quit with help from family, and felt unbalanced for months afterward.
• She details marital dynamics with Kody Brown, alleging withheld affection and time, expectations for massages, and periodic “love bombing” to regain control.
• The book includes intimate recollections of their sex life, including a painful wedding night and her first orgasm occurring about two years into the marriage.
• Christine also recounts the rupture of her friendship with Meri Brown after an incident involving her daughter and “maybe ten cents,” and reflects on faith, motherhood, new love with David Woolley, and grieving Garrison Brown.