{"id":3631,"date":"2011-12-30T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T18:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2011-12-30T13:46:58","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T18:46:58","slug":"the-ninth-wife-by-amy-stolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"The Ninth Wife by Amy Stolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title:<\/strong> The\u00c2\u00a0Ninth Wife<\/em>
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Amy Stolls<\/a>
\nPublisher:\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>Harper Paperbacks
\nSource:<\/strong> Netgalley<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist Bess Gray is a single woman living in Washington, D.C. who falls in love with Rory, a charming Irish musician with a secret.\u00c2\u00a0 When Rory asks her to marry him, Bess, who had nearly given up hope of marrying at all, is horrified to find that he has eight ex-wives.\u00c2\u00a0 She sets out on a cross-country journey with the intention, unbeknownst to Rory, of seeking them out. In alternating chapters, Rory ruminates about each of his ex-wives and how he became a serial spouse.<\/p>\n

Along for the ride are Bess’s grandparents who’ve been married 65 years and fight constantly, her gay neighbor (himself an utter mystery), a Shar-Pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace.\u00c2\u00a0 Will Bess say yes to Rory?\u00c2\u00a0 Would a sane woman really consider becoming any man’s ninth wife?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stolls perfectly captures the voices of Bess and Rory. Bess is hoping to have something more in her life while\u00c2\u00a0Rory is a hopeless romantic. They couldn’t meet at a better time in their lives.<\/p>\n

The chapters about Rory’s wives demonstrate how seriously he takes marriage. Every marriage could’ve been reduced down to a line or two to sum up why it didn’t work out.<\/p>\n

Parallel to the main romance is Bess’s grandparents who have been married a long time. Their tale shows that sometimes, even if your marriage is a long lasting one, there are problems under the surface.<\/p>\n

If you’re a romantic then you’ll like this book. If you’re a cynic then you may want to read something else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Title: The\u00c2\u00a0Ninth Wife Author: Amy Stolls Publisher:\u00c2\u00a0Harper Paperbacks Source: Netgalley Thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist Bess Gray is a single woman living in Washington, D.C. who falls in love with Rory, a charming Irish musician with a secret.\u00c2\u00a0 When Rory asks her to marry him, Bess, who had nearly given up hope of marrying… Continue reading The Ninth Wife by Amy Stolls<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[476,477],"class_list":["post-3631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-amy-stolls","tag-the-ninth-wife-a-novel","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t