{"product_id":"the-ninth-wife-paperback","title":"The Ninth 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\u003eAmy Stolls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In this funny and engaging novel, Amy Stolls shows us that real-life romance is rarely as clear-cut as it seems. \u003cem\u003eThe Ninth Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of ordinary, everyday happiness.\" -- Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of Babel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. But Rory is a man with a secret, which he confesses to Bess when he asks for her hand: He's been married eight times before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her long-married, bickering grandparents, her neighbor (himself a mystery), a shar-pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace, Bess sets out on a cross-country journey--unbeknownst to Rory--to seek out and question the wives who came before. What she discovers about herself and her own past is far more than she bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. But Rory is a man with a secret, which he confesses to Bess when he asks for her hand: He's been married eight times before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. With her bickering grandparents (married sixty-five years), her gay neighbor (himself a mystery), a shar-pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace, Bess sets out on a cross-country journey--unbeknownst to Rory--to seek out and question the wives who came before. What she discovers about her own past is far more than she bargained for. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ninth Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.1 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266583609593,"sku":"9780061851896","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U7DAJl0V_V9780061851896.webp?v=1768852112","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-ninth-wife-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}