The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
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 her family's polygamous history is revealed, including how both she and her mother became plural wives. Yet 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, family, and faith.The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff's debut novel, earned the Lambda Literary Prize for transgender literature in 2000 and was turned into a big film feature starring Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. His most recent work, The 19th Wife, was a #1 bestseller that was adapted into a television movie that broadcast throughout the world. He's also the author of Pasadena, a book, and The Rose City, a collection of short stories. His books have been translated into twenty languages and have received positive reviews. Out Magazine's annual Out100 list of important LGBT people has featured Ebershoff twice.
He is a professor at Columbia University's graduate writing department and has worked as an editor at Random House for many years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780812974157 |
| ISBN 10 | 0812974158 |
| Title | The 19th Wife |
| Author | David Ebershoff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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