false 32817057 1094043 2586771 1400063973 9781400063970 1080 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/25/771/2586771-m-1255632165.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/25/771/2586771-s-1255632165.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2586771.The_19th_Wife_A_Novel 3.59 3403 Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain.

Sweeping and lyrical, spellbinding and unforgettable, David Ebershoff’s The 19th Wife combines epic historical fiction with a modern murder mystery to create a brilliant novel of literary suspense.

It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the United States. A rich account of a family’s polygamous history is revealed, including how a young woman became a plural wife.

Soon after Ann Eliza’s story begins, a second exquisite narrative unfolds–a tale of murder involving a polygamist family in present-day Utah. Jordan Scott, a young man who was thrown out of his fundamentalist sect years earlier, must reenter the world that cast him aside in order to discover the truth behind his father’s death.

And as Ann Eliza’s narrative intertwines with that of Jordan’s search, readers are pulled deeper into the mysteries of love and faith.]]> 49229 3.60 4360 1365 2008 5 4 true Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 21:16:28 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 21:17:17 -0700 2008 1
When I heard about The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, I was immediately desperate to get my hands on a copy. I love historical fiction and have a strange fascination with polygamy and other cults. As soon as it arrived, I sat down to read it cover to cover. It did not disappoint.<div>...more...]]>