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The 19th Wife
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The 19th Wife
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| | | This new novel from the author of "The Danish Girl" and "Pasadena" is a spellbinding work of literary suspense, set against the history of the Mormon Church, that combines historical fiction with a modern-day mystery.
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Author David Ebershoff mixes fact with fiction in this intelligent thriller centered around the Mormon church, and the origins of polygamy. Ebershoff weaves together two narratives, one set in 1875, and featuring the former wife of Mormon prophet Brigham Young, and another set in present day Utah, focusing on a man who was cast out from a polygamist family. Ebershoff seamlessly moves back and forth between the two tales, each story providing an educational and engaging account of Mormonism and the history of polygamy. Ebershoff is best known for his bestselling and controversial book, UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, in which he detailed Mormonism's violent beginnings.
| Praise| "The result is a book packed with historical illumination, unforgettable characters and the deepest questions about the tenacity of belief." "Ebershoff demonstrates abundant virtuosity, as he convincingly inhabits the voices of both a nineteenth-century Mormon wife and a contemporary gay youth...while also managing to say something about the mysterious power of faith." 09/08/2008 "Ebershoff's writing is at its best when he describes the Utah desert and mountains, where he finds brutality, violence, and bucolic beauty." - Alice Leader 02/06/2009 "Each section is beautifully written, with the tones of voice perfectly reproduced." 02/01/2009 |
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