An Unseemly Wife

This lilting, image-filled first novel by poet E.B. Moore, a poet and retired sculptor, shifts seamlessly among time periods, and between narrative and letters... heart-wrenching and satisfying... <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Moore writes with lyrical beauty...I fell in love with Ruth and her family, was gripped by her fortitude through dark days, and held my breath to the heart-stopping end! Juliette Fay, author of <i>Shelter Me</i> and <i>Deep Down True</i> A breathtaking epic...A transporting, dramatic and thoughtful read just the way I like them. Nichole Bernier, author of <i>The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.</i> <i>An Unseemly Wife</i> is a disquieting tale of dreams and delusions, community and separation, loyalty and betrayal. Ultimately, Ruth is a survivor among survivors: a woman who, despite the seismic shifts in her world, stands tenaciously at her own center. Katheryn Leonard Czepiel, author of <i>A Violet Season</i> Top-notch historical fiction...its characters will live with me always. Jenna Blum, Author of <i>Those Who Save Us</i> One of those rare novels of beauty and darkness, transfixing us with a place few can imagine and a narrator as fierce as she is true. Michelle Hoover, Author of <i>The Quickening</i> A harrowing and gripping novel. Randy Susan Meyers, Bestselling Author of <i>The Murderer s Daughters </i>and<i> The Comfort of Lies</i> Moore s tale of hardship and survival takes up classic Western themes but adds in Amish heritage as an intriguing twist. . . full of warm, descriptive language, quaint terminology (such as littles for children), and fresh, folksy metaphors. A worthwhile literary contribution to the popular Amish-fiction subgenre. <b> </b><i>Kirkus</i> (starred review)