February 13, 2012

The 19th wife and Mormon polygamy

I enjoyed reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The book mixes historical fact with modern fiction to describe the polygamous tradition of “plural marriage”, also known as “celestial marriage” in the early Mormon church, which continues among dissident fundamentalist sects today. Ebershoff writes well, with humor and irony. He transports the reader back in [...]

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