Title : The 19th WifeAuthor: David Ebershoff
Oublisher: Random House
Celestial marriage, plural marriage, polygamy...it is known by many names.
What is the truth? Or is there even a truth?
When men interpret the words of God and bend theology to suit their own purposes. When women succumb to their faith, swollowing their dignity and justifying a practice that is supported with intimidation, fearing their fate and salvation in the every lasting eternity.
Brigham Young, the 19th-century Mormon patriarch and Ann Eliza Young speak to us across time, recounting the exodus of the Mormon faithfuls and the sufferings of the plural wives.
In the end, it is not only about the trial of the 19th wife, it is about the countless children who have to bear with the consequences of their sins.
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