![]() She sets out to expose polygamy and all its problems. The first, set in 1875, concerns a young woman who finally breaks free from her tyrannical, polygamous husband. Two interlinked stories are at play in The 19th Wife. Ebershoff’s books are available in more than twenty languages. ![]() The 19th Wife was adapted into a television movie. Ebershoff is a popular novelist best known for his book, The Danish Girl, which was adapted into a major motion picture. Receiving widespread critical praise upon publication, critics lauded its blend of the pace of modern murder mysteries and the depth of historical fiction. The 19th Wife (2008), a work of historical fiction by David Ebershoff, centers on one historical family’s polygamous history, which links to a modern-day murder in another polygamous relationship. ![]()
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