<div>"In this funny and engaging novel, Amy Stolls shows us that real&#8211;life romance is rarely as clear&#8211;cut as it seems. The Ninth Wife 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.&#8221; &#8212; Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of BabelA smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.What sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?Bess 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 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&#8212;unbeknownst to Rory&#8212;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.</div>

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