Another book I forgot to blog about was "The 19th Wife" by David Ebershoff. This was another good read except it was like 3 books in one. Kept leaping from the original story about a woman accused of shooting her husband. She was a "First" which is an off shoot of the Mormans who still believe in polygamy. Every few chapters the story went off on the original 19th wife, which was Ann Eliza Young, 19th wife of Brigham Young, who fought for freedom from polygamy and became a well known activist and author of the original "19th Wife." It was a little confusing at first trying to figure out what was happening, but was very interesting and thought provoking.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
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