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The 19th Wife

David Ebershoff.

In The 19^th Wife by David Ebershorff, you will find two intertwined stories, one historical fiction, the other a modern day murder-mystery, which by a common thread come together at the end of the book. The first story is about the beginnings of the Mormon church, the story of Ann Eliza Young, the 19^th wife of Brigham Young, Prophet, and her crusade to end polygamy. The second story is about a young man, Jordan Scott, turned out on the streets at a very young age with no money, no place to live, and no skills. Jordan was a member of the First of the Latter Day Saints, a break-off from the Mormon church when polygamy was outlawed in the late 19^th century. Jordan is trying to get his mother, the 19^th wife of his father, out of jail for a crime she did not commit-murdering her husband.

Recommended by Deanna Jenks