![]() The second story, set in modern-day Utah, involves a young man who must re-enter the fundamentalist religious sect he escaped years ago to expose the truth behind his polygamous father’s death. She sets out to expose polygamy and all its problems. The first, set in 1875, concerns a young woman who finally breaks free from her tyrannical, polygamous husband. Two interlinked stories are at play in The 19th Wife. Ebershoff’s books are available in more than twenty languages. The 19th Wife was adapted into a television movie. ![]() Ebershoff is a popular novelist best known for his book, The Danish Girl, which was adapted into a major motion picture. ![]() Receiving widespread critical praise upon publication, critics lauded its blend of the pace of modern murder mysteries and the depth of historical fiction. The 19th Wife (2008), a work of historical fiction by David Ebershoff, centers on one historical family’s polygamous history, which links to a modern-day murder in another polygamous relationship. ![]()
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