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Book Review of The 19th Wife

The 19th Wife
The 19th Wife
Author: David Ebershoff
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This was an interesting book, taking you through the founding of the Mormon Church and the implementation of polygamy through the eyes of a reluctant family, while also following a modern story of a murder in a compound. The author keeps you interested in both plots, and shows a somewhat scathing portrait of the struggles of polygamy in its early days and dark side of more recent extreme groups of polygamists.