• Author: David Ebershoff
  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (June 2, 2009)
  • Reading guide from Random House

Details:

It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the United States. A rich account of a family’s polygamous history is revealed, including how a young woman became a plural “wife.” Soon after Ann Eliza’s story begins, a second narrative unfolds – a tale of murder involving a polygamist family in present-day Utah. Jordan Scott, a young man who was thrown out of his fundamentalist sect years earlier, must reenter the world that cast him aside in order to discover the truth behind his father’s death. And as Ann Eliza’s narrative intertwines with that of Jordan’s search, readers are pulled deeper into the mysteries of love and faith. Published in 2008, 514 pages.

Additional information

David Ebershoff’s official webpage for the book includes a wealth of information, including an author interview, documentation from his research, and contact information for groups wanting to schedule a phone interview during their discussion.
NPR interview with David Ebershoff regarding The 19th Wife

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