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Two different stories pretending to be one novel

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

April 29, 2025 by stegolily Leave a Comment

The 19th Wife tells the story of two young people from different time periods, each dealing with the repercussions of growing up in a polygamous society. In 1875, Ann Eliza Young, the titular “19th wife” of Mormon leader Brigham Young, has recently left her husband, her religion, and her community, embarking on a crusade to end the practice of polygamy. In 2007, a young man named Jordan Scott must return to the polygamous Mormon sect that disowned him years ago, in order to investigate his […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion Tagged With: david ebershoff

stegolily's CBR17 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Religion · Tags: david ebershoff ·
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Lilli, Greta and Einar

August 6, 2015 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

Like The Aviator’s Wife, The Danish Girl is based on real people and real events but is a fictional account of what really happened. Einar Wegener was an artist, who in 1920s Denmark, leads a simple life with his wife, Greta, who is also an artist. One day Greta asks her husband to sit in for a portrait when her female model has to cancel. Although Einar is a bit reluctant, he puts on the pantyhose & ladies shoes and steps into the beginning of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History Tagged With: david ebershoff, now a major motion picture, the danish girl

Caitlin_D's CBR7 Review No:43 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History · Tags: david ebershoff, now a major motion picture, the danish girl ·
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