{"product_id":"the-celestial-wife-paperback","title":"The Celestial Wife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Howard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young fundamentalist Mormon girl facing a forced marriage escapes her strict, polygamist community and comes of age in the tumultuous 1960s in this captivating novel inspired by shockingly true events.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeep sweet no matter what, for this is the way to be lifted up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKeep sweet with every breath, for it is a matter of life or death\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1964. Fifteen-year-old Daisy Shoemaker dreams of life beyond her small, isolated fundamentalist Mormon community of Redemption on the Canada--US border--despite Bishop Thorsen's warning that the outside world is full of sin. According to the Principle, the only way to enter the celestial kingdom is through plural marriage. While the boys are taught to work in the lucrative sawmill that supports their enclave, Daisy and her best friend, Brighten, are instructed to keep sweet and wait for Placement--the day the bishop will choose a husband for them. But Daisy wants to be more than a sister-wife and a mother. So when she is placed with a man forty years her senior, she makes the daring decision to flee Redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, Daisy has a job and a group of trustworthy friends. Emboldened by the ideas of the feminist and counterculture movements, she is freer than she has ever been...until Brighten reaches out with a cry for help and Daisy's past comes hurtling back. But to save the women she left behind, Daisy must risk her newfound independence and return to Redemption, where hellfire surely awaits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Emma Cline's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and Ami McKay's \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Cure\u003c\/i\u003e comes an arresting coming-of-age novel about a fearless young girl's fight for freedom at a time of great historic change.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Howard is the instant bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Brideship Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in British Columbia and developed a passion for the province's history. She divides her time between Vancouver and Penticton, where she and her husband grow cider apples. Connect with her on Twitter @AuthorLeslieH or on her website LeslieHoward.ca.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43152476667967,"sku":"9781982182403","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0utknbyvn29781982182403_b99134a6-f0d8-4435-b332-00a5ded29c71.webp?v=1776937713","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-celestial-wife-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}