The Bishop’s Wife (Linda Wallheim Mystery, #1)

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In the predominantly Mormon city of Draper, Utah, some seemingly perfect families have deadly secrets Linda Wallheim is a devout Mormon, the mother of five boys and the wife of a bishop But Linda is increasingly troubled by her church s structure and secrecy, especially as a disturbing situation takes shape in her ward One cold winter night, a young wife and mother named Carrie Helm disappears, leaving behind everything she owns Carrie s husband, Jared, claims his wife has always been unstable and that she has abandoned the family, but Linda doesn t trust him As Linda snoops in the Helm family s circumstances, she becomes convinced that Jared has murdered his wife and painted himself as a wronged husband.Linda s husband asks her not to get involved in the unfolding family saga But Linda has become obsessed with Carrie s fate, and with the well being of her vulnerable young daughter She cannot let the matter rest until she finds out the truth Is she wrong to go against her husband, the bishop, when her inner convictions are so strong Inspired by a chilling true crime and written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishop s Wife is both a fascinating look at the lives of modern Mormons as well as a grim and cunningly twisted mystery. Read The Bishop’s Wife (Linda Wallheim Mystery, #1) – kino-fada.fr I wanted to like this book I liked Linda, the protagonist, most of the time, because she was a mostly real, LDS woman who is nonjudgmental, a great listener, and a real giver of service, except when she s doing things that are incredibly stupid, which I can t describe without a lot of spoilers.My chief complaint is that the book misrepresents the Church in some ways, and some of them are necessary to construct a plot and some of them aren t I realize that everyone s experience in The Church of I wanted to like this book I liked Linda, the protagonist, most of the time, because she was a mostly real, LDS woman who is nonjudgmental, a great listener, and a real giver of service, except when she s doing things that are incredibly stupid, which I can t describe without a lot of spoilers.My chief complaint is that the book misrepresents the Church in some ways, and some of them are necessary to construct a plot and some of them aren t I realize that everyone s experience in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is going to be as individual as he or she is, but there are things about the Church that are best told true For example, I was shocked that a bishop would leave his wife a list of people who might need service or a listening ear If I went to my bishop for counsel and his wife showed up the next day with a plate of cookies and an offer to help with whatever my needs might be, I would consider the confidentiality between a bish...Warning this does contain a few spoilers Sorry.Early I m only a few pages in, and already I have comments This book can t seem to decide if it is for people familiar or NOT with LDS culture it explains about Relief Society and cultural halls, and takes a stab at temple marriage, but rolls right past Stake Presidents and High Councils and calls the Word of Wisdom ridiculously high standards Update The book still can t decide on its audience And the funeral home scene should be majorly s Warning this does contain a few spoilers Sorry.Early I m only a few pages in, and already I have comments This book can t seem to decide if it is for people familiar or NOT with LDS culture it explains about Relief Society and cultural halls, and takes a stab at temple marriage, but rolls right past Stake Presidents and High Councils and calls the Word of Wisdom ridiculously high standards Update The book still can t decide on its audience And the funeral home scene should be majorly summarized The doctrine in the book is kind of messed up A lot of it is correct enough to mostly sound right, but wrong enough to give the wrong impression I have a problem with that I realize this is a murder mystery, not a doctrinal book, but authors should be faithful to their world Also, the author seemed to be going out of her way to address unusual factors or viewpoints, rather than staying mainstream Mormon main...Oh, I really wanted to like this book I guess this book is an accurate depiction of Mormonism if your neighbors are all pedophiles, misogynists, fanatics and spouse abusers Otherwise, no, this is not an accurate depiction of Mormonism.I don t want to simply discount the book for going too far in one direction at one point, the main character even looks at her own grown sons and wonders how many of them are abusing their young wives wow but, the plot is also convoluted and some interestin Oh, I really wanted to like this book I guess this book is an accurate depiction of Mormonism if your neighbors are all pedophiles, misogynists, fanatics and spouse abusers Otherwise, no, this is not an a...This is a fairly enjoyable tour guide through Mormonism, and an absolutely hot mess of a mystery.I absolutely loved this book Full disclosure I am a Mormon However, like the main character, I am a convert and was not born and raised in the faith But, unlike Linda, I am unmarried and childless.I m sure some people thought that there was too much background about the Church in the book I m not one of them The author needed to project just how distinct Mormon culture is from mainstream America This cult...In this mystery, the setting is as integral a part of the story as the plot and characters Written by a practicing Mormon, The Bishop s Wife takes place in a mainstream not polygamous fundamentalist Utah Mormon community, which the author acknowledges will seem like a foreign country to many readers me included because of its distinct worldviews and unique organization Main character Linda Wallheim is mostly devout, but not without some troubling questions and opinions about her church s s In this mystery, the setting is as integral a part of the story as the plot and characters Written by a practicing Mormon...Linda Wallheim is the bishop s wife A mother of five boys and the surrogate mother of her ward in Draper, Utah She s used to late night phone calls, visits, and responds to the call for help When her friend, Carrie, disappears, leaving behind her young daughter and husband, Linda fears for the worst Carrie s husband, Jared, is acting strangely, and Linda is determined to get to the bottom of where Carrie has gone.I read this book on the plane ride back from BEA Book Expo America this year, Linda Wallheim is the bishop s wife A mother of five boys and the surrogate mother of her ward in Draper, Utah She s used to late night phone calls, visits, and responds to the call for help When her friend, Carrie, disappears, leaving behind her young daughter and husband, Linda fears for the worst Carrie s husband, Jared, is acting strangely, and Linda is determined to get to the bottom of where Carrie has gone.I read this book on the plane ride back from BEA Book Expo America this year, and I was riveted.This book is about a Mormon woman, but it s unlike any other book about a Mormon woman that I ve ever read before Long ago I gave up on LDS fiction, and part of me is convinced that it s impossible to write a compelling narrative about a person with intense, pure faith At least, I haven t found it yet.What sparkles in this novel is the fact that Linda is unabashedly questioning This causes tension with her husband, children, and members of her ward And it s so completely real that ...As a practicing Mormon, I felt Harrison did a great job of detailing Mormon culture and doctrine without evangelizing I appreciated that the bishop is a good man, and the bishop s wife is a woman who has been through her own struggles The bishop s wife sometimes can barely keep up ...First, let me start out by saying this was a good story, and the writing is compelling My criticisms of it are not with the quality of the story, and I like that a work based on a Mormon i.e a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, sometimes LDS for short protagonist is published for a non LDS audience Some criticize books published by Deseret Book and other LDS publishers as being too vanilla, with happily ever after endings where everyone or nearly everyone ends up First, let me start out by saying this was a good story, and the writing is compelling My criticisms of it are not with the quality of the story, and I like that a work based on a Mormon i.e a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, sometimes LDS for short protagonist is published for a non LDS audience Some criticize books published by Deseret Book and other LDS publishers as being too vanilla, with happi...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I wanted to like this book because I felt the topic had potential But it just was too much The blatant criticisms and posturing the silent women, the abuse, the way it might feel to have the authority of a bishop, the fathers murdering their daughters, the fear of raising a woman in this day and age, etc it became an agenda It made some points, but lost credibility through its repetition of certain themes and unsophisticated prose I m sorry to say that because I wanted it to be better I I wanted to like this book because I felt the topic had potential But it just was too much The blatant criticisms and posturing the silent women, the abuse, the way it might feel to have the authority of a bishop, the fathers murdering their daughters, the fear of raising a woman in this day and age, etc it became an agenda It made some points, but lost credibility through its repetition of certain themes and unsophisticated prose I m sorry to say that because I wanted it to be better I wondered if was the author s first book it is not Lines of thinking seemed undeveloped, leaps were made and the didacticism of the writer was at times t...

The Bishop’s Wife (Linda Wallheim Mystery, #1)
  • English
  • 12 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 341 pages
  • 1616954760
  • Mette Ivie Harrison
  • The Bishop’s Wife (Linda Wallheim Mystery, #1)