I can’t help but wonder what I would have done in Bess’s place. I think the other thing that troubled me about Rory was he came across as a bit insincere, especially towards the end of the novel. Of the eight marriages, I felt that only three were based on love and had a good foundation. As charming as Rory was and as someone who believed in the sanctity of marriage, he sure did make a mockery of it. During Bess’s hunt for the other wives, we really didn’t find out anything we didn’t already know about them. Everyone knows there are always three sides to a story: His side, her side, and the truth.
However, it gave Rory an unfair advantage because we only knew what Rory wanted to tell us. It was a smart way to do this because we learn about Rory’s past from his point of view. Rory’s chapters gave us a play by play of his failed eight marriages. The chapters alternated between Bess and Rory. I enjoyed the alternating chapters in the first part of the book. 9 is the premise of Amy Stolls’ novel The Ninth Wife. Rory is just about perfect except for one thing, he as eight ex-wives. Single 35-year-old Bess who has been unlucky in love finally meets the man of her dreams in charismatic Irish ex-pat Rory. What she discovers about herself and her own past is far more than she bargained for. 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-unbeknownst to Rory-to seek out and question the wives who came before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. 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. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. What sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?īess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC.
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.” - Carolyn Parkhurst, author of The Dogs of BabelĪ smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family. "In this funny and engaging novel, Amy Stolls shows us that real–life romance is rarely as clear–cut as it seems.
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