The 19th Wife (Hardcover)

from alluvia

I was so happy to get an early reviewer copy of this book - finished reading about half the novel on a 3-hour plane ride and was fully entertained. Other reviewers mention that the 600-page size could be intimidating, but just a peek at the huge font size and spacing of this printing should allay...

from suedutton

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff tells two stories - one is a fictionalized account of Ann Eliza Young, and the other is a modern-day murder mystery. The book jumps back and forth between the two tales, and the narration is interspersed with newspaper articles, letters, and journal entries to hel...

from VisibleGhost

The 19th Wife is twinned books in one volume. One is an early history of Mormonism dressed up in the guise of historical fiction. It is presented in the form of excerpts from books, letters, depositions, and even research papers. Don't worry. The author makes it a painless history lesson. The eve...

from fyrefly98

Summary: The 19th Wife contains intertwined stories: a modern-day murder mystery, and a historical account about the early days of Mormonism. In the modern story, Jordan Scott is a "lost boy" - a child of a polygamous sect that persists in the deserts of Utah, dumped on the side of the highway wh...

from angrystarlyt

Part of the appeal of this book is its ties to Mormon history. I'm not LDS, although my husband used to be, and I've spent a fair share of my time in Utah, so the fact that this involved such a close study of characters of real historical characters really drew me to requesting this book. I will ...