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Original Title:	The 19th Wife
ISBN:	1400063973 (ISBN13: 9781400063970)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Brigham Young, Jordan Scott, Chauncey Webb, Ann Eliza Young, Elizabeth Webb, Lydia Webb, Lorenzo Dee, Kelly Dee, Gilbert Webb
Setting:	Utah(United States)

The 19th Wife Hardcover | Pages: 514 pages

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Title	:	The 19th Wife
Author	:	David Ebershoff
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 514 pages
Published	:	August 5th 2008 by Random House
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Book Club. Adult

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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.

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This is a book about polygamy, in Brigham's time and today. It uses the divided time frame technique, trying to link two stories; and liberally mixes history with fiction (to the point that it's very hard to discern what is history - and there's not much history by the time he's done).There are two 19th wives. One is the real historical figure Ann Eliza Webb Young, married to Brigham. She was his 19th wife (on some lists - depending on the criteria). When she became disaffected and left the

Where I got the book: at a book club swap. Part of my 2014 challenge to read some books I already own.The 19th Wife is a dual-narrative novel with interruptions. One of the main narratives proceeds from the viewpoint of Eliza Ann Young, who was the nineteenth or twenty-seventh or possibly fifty-second wife of Mormon leader Brigham Young. What is fact is that Eliza Ann divorced Brigham Young in 1873, that she wrote a book about her life among the polygamous Mormons entitled Wife No. 19, and that

"Even so, history has one flaw. It is a subjective art, no less than poetry or music. The true historian has two sources: the written record and the witness's testimony." In The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff plays the role of historian, re-creating and unpacking the mysteries of Ann Eliza Young's tumultuous life as a sister wife to Brigham Young. Interwoven with this narrative is the story of an excommunicated young gay man, Jordan Scott, from a compound in Utah whose mother, coincidentally also

FICTION! absolutely. It poses as documented historical fiction with its footnotes and lengthy "bibliography." The 2 main plots are loosely (very) based on 19th century and 21st century characters & scenes. The letters, LDS sacred archival documents, diaries, & sermons are ALL fictional, are misleading & untruthful at best. At the end of the book the author states that it is "a work of fiction," which was "inspired" by his research and interviews. Too bad he doesn't state that at the

What was wrong with me? Didn't I review 'any' books when I first joined Goodreads? (guess not)This book blew me away!!! I loved it --and gave it as a gift a couple of times. A VERY strong 5 star novel! A phenomenal polygamous fundamentalist-murder-mystery page- turning story....which alternates with a fictionalized memoir of Ann Eliza (the 19th wife of Brigham Young). I come here today --because I just discovered 'yesterday' that a movie comes out this year called "The Danish Girl", which David

Recently, I have been seeing a lot of reviews and advertisements for 'The 19th Wife' popping up everywhere. Whatever the reason, after this book popped up on my recommendations for the umpteenth time, I was intrigued. I downloaded the Audible version and started listening.This book was absolutely fascinating! Aside from the stories being told, the format was unique. This book blends fact and fiction, telling the present-day fictional story of Jordan, a young man whose mother has recently been

Ebershoff weaves a tale of the past and present polygamist Mormon church in this stunning work of historical fiction. The past is represented by the accounts of Ann Eliza Young, wife of Brigham Young who sued for the end of the practice and left the church. The present is a convoluted story of homicide by the 19th wife of her insatiable husband. Her son, Jordan, decides to instigate his own investigation into the murder and into the compound where he spent the first fourteen years of his life. I