![]() The 19th Wife swirls around what it means for an individual to turn his back on faith, and what it means for a religion-Mormonism-to deny the contemporary effects of its own, long disavowed past. ![]() “Funny, profound, and utterly transporting.” - Marie Claire snappy pace and easyto-read prose allow us to fall deeper and deeper into the world of a modern Mormon polygamous cult and the twisted logic of plural marriage.” - Elle (Reader’s Prize 2008 pick) Fascinating in its documentary detail, reads like a memoir and ultimately serves to enlighten more than it condemns. And this gives his novel a rare sense of moral urgency.” - The New York Times Book Review The multiplicity of perspectives serves to broaden Ebershoff ’s depiction not only of polygamy, but also of the people whose lives it informs. ![]() “ evinces a respect for the difficult mysteries of faith as well as the importance of the family, however that might be defined. ![]() Ebershoff demonstrates abundant virtuosity, as he convincingly inhabits the voices of both a nineteenth-century Mormon wife and a contemporary gay youth excommunicated from the church, while also managing to say something about the mysterious power of faith.” - The New Yorker Ebershoff ’s exhaustive research and deft prose combine to make a literary tour de force.” - People (four stars) “This lyrical yet fact-packed epic is both timely and transporting. ![]()
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