by David Ebershoff · Random House Trade Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780812974157
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«The 19th Wife» is the historical mystery novel by David Ebershoff, published by Random House Trade Paperbacks in paperback (525 pages, in English).
In 1875, Ann Eliza Young, wife of Mormon leader Brigham Young, leaves her marriage and becomes an activist against polygamy. In present-day Utah, Jordan Scott, expelled from a polygamist sect, returns to investigate his father's death. Two plots separated by more than a century intertwine around faith, family, and love.
The novel received the Publishing Triangle Award in 2009. Originally published in 2008, this edition is from 2009.
Will appeal to readers of historical fiction and mystery, particularly those seeking novels set in the history of Mormonism and polygamy.
David Ebershoff is an American writer, editor, and teacher. His debut novel, The Danish Girl, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 2015, while his third novel, The 19th Wife, was adapted into a television movie of the same name in 2010.
