The Peaceable Kingdom

ISBN-10: 0871143062
ISBN-13: 9780871143068
Series: The Peaceable Kingdom
Pages: 224
Language: English
Published: 2003-10-01
Publisher: University of Oregon University of Oregon Press
Author: Ardyth Kennelly

Description

A Book-of-the-Month Club selection and national bestseller when it was published in 1949 by Houghton Mifflin, The Peaceable Kingdom is a classic novel by a writer far ahead of her time. UO Press is proud to bring this lost work back into print with a new introduction, historical essay and expanded biographical notes about the author.The Peaceable Kingdom is filled with the elements that make a beloved novel; a strong heroine, a vivid setting, and memorable characters bound together by love and endurance. Readers follow Linnea, the second wife of a polygamous tailor in 1890?s Salt Lake City, through her struggle to keep her growing family together and support her Mormon community, while staying true to herself. She bravely challenges the mores of the era, examining her beliefs and her role in society in ways that are remarkably contemporary.Along the way, Linnea faces childbirth and death, a diphtheria epidemic and life as a single mother during a fascinating and under-explored time in American history. Timeless and compelling, this book is a gem of American literature written with the clear, confident voice of a born storyteller.?Magnificent? The author and her earthy, rich-hearted Linnea willgive pleasure to countless thousands of readers.??Chicago Sunday Tribune? An intensely human story of family life in the household of a polygamist.? ?New York Times Book Review?A warm and revealing picture of a unique way of life.??Kirkus Reviews?An extraordinarily fine job? no one who reads it can resist the temptation of reading aloud some of the passages that are a sheer delight.??Saturday Review of Literature