史诗般恢弘的历史故事与一个现代谋杀谜案交织，演绎成一部才华横溢、悬念迭生的小说。 1875年，安•伊莉莎•扬刚刚从她权倾一时的丈夫、摩门教的先知与领袖——布里格姆•扬处逃脱出来。她无依无靠，无家可归，由此踏上为终结美国一夫多妻制而抗争的征程。于是，大幕拉开，一个家族的一夫多妻历史缓缓展现在人们面前，从中人们也看到了一个年轻女人如何一步步变成一夫多妻制下的妻子。 安•伊莉莎的故事刚开始不久，另一条精细的叙事线索也展开了——这是今日犹他一个一夫多妻家庭的谋杀案。乔丹•斯科特，一个多年前曾从那里被赶出来的年轻人，为揭开父亲之死的真相，不得不重新踏入了那个曾抛弃他的世界。安•伊莉莎的叙述交织着乔丹的探究，把读者引入有关爱与信仰的的谜团深处。

At 9pm on July 28, Nick Quinn is given an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to rewrite history and save his wife Mary's life. At 9pm, Nick is being held in jail, accused of Mary's murder. He saw her bloody corpse; he knows that she is dead. That's when a grey haired gentleman presents him with a talisman that allows him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of ...(展开全部)

理查德•道许（Richard Doetsch)，美国畅销悬疑小说作家。他的第一部作品《天堂之贼》于2006年出版，上市后便迅速攻占各大畅销书排行榜，并被翻译成28种语言，销往世界各地。随后出版的第二部作品《信仰之贼》亦获得了巨大成功。 他现已著有多本畅销小说。《第13个小时》是他十分具有代表性的一部作品。

At 9 p.m. on July 28, a gray-haired gentleman gives Nick a talisman, allowing him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of twelve hours. With each hour that Nick travels, he finds more clues to the identity of Julia's real killer, but he also discovers that his actions in the past may have unexpected repercussions in the future. If he hasn't set things right by th...(展开全部)

At 9pm on July 28, Nick Quinn is given an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to rewrite history and save his wife Mary's life. At 9pm, Nick is being held in jail, accused of Mary's murder. He saw her bloody corpse; he knows that she is dead. That's when a grey haired gentleman presents him with a talisman that allows him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of ...(展开全部)

At 9 p.m. on July 28, a gray-haired gentleman gives Nick a talisman, allowing him to go back in time, one hour at a time, for a total of twelve hours. With each hour that Nick travels, he finds more clues to the identity of Julia's real killer, but he also discovers that his actions in the past may have unexpected repercussions in the future. If he hasn't set things right by th...(展开全部)

理查德•道许（Richard Doetsch)，美国畅销悬疑小说作家。他的第一部作品《天堂之贼》于2006年出版，上市后便迅速攻占各大畅销书排行榜，并被翻译成28种语言，销往世界各地。随后出版的第二部作品《信仰之贼》亦获得了巨大成功。 他现已著有多本畅销小说。《第13个小时》是他十分具有代表性的一部作品。

Faith, I tell them, is a mystery, elusive to many, and never easy to explain. Sweeping and lyrical, spellbinding and unforgettable, David Ebershoff’s The 19th Wife combines epic historical fiction with a modern murder mystery to create a brilliant novel of literary suspense. It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, p...(展开全部)

It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the United States. A rich account of her family’s polygamous history is revealed, including how both she and her mother became plural wives. Yet soon after Ann Eliza’s...(展开全部)

Why trying to be the best … competing like crazy … makes you mediocre Every few years a book—through a combination of the author’s unique voice, storytelling ability, wit, and insight—simply breaks the mold. Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods is one example. Richard Feynman’s “ Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” is another. Now comes Youngme Moon’s Different, a book ...(展开全部)