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First Encounter Between Sister Wives

First Encounter Between Sister Wives

by Kathryn Pritchett | May 21, 2024 | BLOG

The Casket Maker’s Other Wife–my first novel and ongoing WIP–was inspired by my great-great-grandparents’ polygamous marriage. I descend from the second wife who emigrated to America from Switzerland after she’d joined the Mormon faith in 1869. At...

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