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Grant, Libbie.
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Smith, Emma Hale -- Fiction.
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 -- Fiction.
Mormon women -- Fiction.
Mormons -- United States -- Fiction.
Mormons -- Fiction.
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Fiction.
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Grant, Libbie.
Smith, Emma Hale -- Fiction.
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 -- Fiction.
Mormon women -- Fiction.
Mormons -- United States -- Fiction.
Mormons -- Fiction.
Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Fiction.
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The Prophet's wife : a novel of an American faith / Libbie Grant.
by
Grant, Libbie.
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.
Call #:
FICTION
GRA
Subjects
Smith
,
Emma
Hale
--
Fiction
.
Smith
, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
--
Fiction
.
Mormon women
--
Fiction
.
Mormons
--
United States
--
Fiction
.
Mormons
--
Fiction
.
Polygamy
--
Religious aspects
--
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9780063070622
Description:
447, 18 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary:
"A sweeping, lyrical tale of historical
fiction
that tells the unbelievable story of the early days of the Mormon church through the eyes of the woman who saw it al l--
Emma
, the first wife of the prophet Joseph
Smith
. In 1825, in rural Pennsylvania,
Emma
Hale
marries an itinerant treasure-digger, a man who has nothing but a peep-stone in his pocket and a conviction that he can speak directly to God. His name is Joseph
Smith
and in a few short years, he will found his own religion, gather zealous adherents by the tens of thousands, and fracture
Emma
's life and faith. While the Mormon religion finds its feet and runs beyond the grasp of its founder,
Emma
struggles to maintain her place in Joseph's heart
--
and in the religion that has become her world. The Mormons make themselves outcasts everywhere they go. Joseph can only maintain his authority by issuing ever-stranger commandments on God's behalf, culminating in an edict that men should marry as many women as they please. The Mormons' adoption of polygamy only sets them further apart, and soon their communities are ravaged by violence at the hands of their outraged fellow Americans. For
Emma
, things take a more personal toll as Joseph brings in a new wife
--
a woman whom
Emma
considers a sister. As
Emma
's family grows along with Joseph's infamy, she knows there will never be peace until Joseph faces the law. But on the half-wild edge of the frontier, he's more likely to find death at the hands of a vigilante posse than a fair trial. For the sake of her people
--
and her soul
--
Emma
must convince the Prophet of God to surrender...and perhaps to sacrifice his life."--Amazon.ca.
Genre:
Biographical
fiction
.
Christian
fiction
.
Historical
fiction
.
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