A fictionalised version of her popular memoirs, alongside letters and sermons, provide the period flavour of Ebershoff's tale. It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. The first, set in 1875, concerns a young woman who finally breaks free from her tyrannical, polygamous husband. 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. Two interlinked stories are at play in The 19th Wife. Ebershoff’s books are available in more than twenty languages. : The 19th Wife (9780385614764) by DAVID EBERSHOFF and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great. Her crusade resulted, in the 1890s, in the official rejection of plural marriage by the Mormon church. The 19th Wife was adapted into a television movie. The 19th wife of Mormon patriarch Brigham Young, she divorced her husband and went on to fight a campaign against polygamy and its woes. Listen Free to 19th Wife: A Novel audiobook by David Ebershoff with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and. For the first time in six years, Jordan returns from California to Utah to visit his mother in jail. The dominant voice belongs to a real-life figure, Ann Eliza Young. Weaving together two stories, one historical, one contemporary, it throws new light on the rise and fall of American polygamy.

Multiple marriage is a subject that mainstream Mormons wish would go away but, as David Ebershoff's new saga-length novel shows, its roots run as deep as the faith itself. When Mitt Romney was running for the Republican nomination last year, he was asked: 'If you were elected President, how many First Ladies could we expect?' Not missing a beat, he referred the questioner to the Latter-day Saints' website.

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