- Fiction, Polygamy, Mormons, Mystery fiction
Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain.Sweeping and lyrical, spellbinding and unforgettable, David Ebershoff's The 19th Wife combines epic historical fiction with a modern murder mystery to create a brilliant novel of literary suspense.
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Grave, earnest, epic and meticulous.
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About the book
- Author
- David Ebershoff
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Limited, Random House Publishing Group, Random House Audio
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781409081715
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