Red Water by Judith Freeman
In 1857, at a place called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah, a band of Mormons and Indians massacred 120 emigrants. Twenty years later, the slaughter was blamed on one man named John D. Lee, previously a member of Brigham Young's inner circle. Red Water imagines Lee's extraordinary frontier life through the eyes of three of his nineteen wives. Emma is a vigorous and capable Englishwoman who loves her husband unconditionally. Ann, a bride at thirteen years old, is an independent adventurer. Rachel is exceedingly devout and married Lee to be with her sister, his first wife. These spirited women describe their struggle to survive Utah's punishing landscape and the poisonous rivalries within their polygamous family, led by a magnetic, industrious, and considerate husband, who was also unafraid of using his faith to justify desire and ambition.Judith Freeman is the author of four novels--Red Water, The Chinchilla Farm, Set for Life, and A Desert of Pure Feeling--as well as a collection of short stories, Family Attractions, and a biography of Raymond Chandler called The Long Embrace. She splits her time between California and Idaho. Judith Freeman's website is www.judithfreeman.net.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385720694 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385720696 |
| Title | Red Water |
| Author | Judith Freeman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2003-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Utah Book Award (Fiction) 2002 |
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