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Aug 5, 2008 · Parallel to this story, is the one of Jordan Scott's mother, BeckyLyn, who allegedly murdered her husband, a modern polygamist from Utah. Jordan tries to prove his mother's innocence through skillful sleuthing. The two stories interconnect at the end. Both women were Mrs.19 in their plural marriages.
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- Hardcover
- David Ebershoff
Aug 4, 2008 · “The 19th Wife” intertwines Ann Eliza’s story with that of Jordan Scott, a young man whose mother, BeckyLyn, was the 19th wife of a present-day polygamist leader in Utah.
Two interlinked stories are at play in The 19th Wife. The first, set in 1875, concerns a young woman who finally breaks free from her tyrannical, polygamous husband. She sets out to expose polygamy and all its problems. The second story, set in modern-day Utah, involves a young man who must re-enter the fundamentalist religious sect he escaped ...
About The 19th Wife. 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 her family’s polygamous history is revealed, including how both she and ...
- David Ebershoff
- Paperback
Character list. Jordan Scott is the son of BeckyLyn Scott who is accused of killing Jordan's father. Jordan has been excommunicated from his religious sect. He is a young homosexual man who works in the Los Angeles area in construction. BeckyLyn Scott is accused of killing her husband. She is his 19th wife. Queenie is Jordan Scott's half-sister.
- United States
- English
- Novel
- 525
Jun 2, 2009 · The 19th Wife: A Novel. Paperback – June 2, 2009. by David Ebershoff (Author) 2,666. See all formats and editions. 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.
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Aug 29, 2008 · In the end, though, Jordan Scott has an answer for Brigham Young’s question. Image. David Ebershoff ... (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounced polygamy in 1890 ...
