The Celestial Wife

"1964. 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"--

About the author

Leslie Howard is the instant bestselling author of The Brideship Wife. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie Howard, Howard Leslie
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2024
• EAN: 9781982182403
• ISBN: 978-1-982182-40-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Contemporary lifestyle fiction