A review by shareen17
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

2.0

This book deals with polygamy with a present day story and a story set in the times of Brigham Young. At times I thought the author showed good skill at delving into the motivations and sympathies of a wide cast of characters. I thought some of the methods of storytelling used here, so-called 'historical documents' written by the author, made the story feel disjointed and a little slow. I am no fan of polygamy, but it also sometimes seemed unfair the way some past events were presented as fact which are actually highly disputed.