I can think of no LDS fiction writer (except for Orson Scott Card, in a different genre) who has more timelessly cultivated the invidious, possibly barren and reputedly mined no-man's land between "popular" and "literary" fiction than Marilyn Brown. In this new book, she invites us to ponder the entanglements of light and darkness, the tragic and sacramental risks and deeds, in our efforts to gather and live together, to make, sustain, and shelter families and communities. - Bruce W. Jorgensen, Author, Critic, BYU Professo
Mara, a young woman in early Utah living through the arrival of the Mormon militia to quell Indian uprisings, faces heartbreak, the coming of Johnston's Army, and more.
Patrick Wallace, a cello player in the school orchestra, stayed too late in the gym one afternoon practicing for the Christmas program. When he left to go home, he discovered he had missed the school bus! As he tried to lug his cello down the sidewalk, it began to snow. Though hed ha been taught never to accept a ride from a stranger, the temptation was too great, and he found himself in deep trouble at Christmas time. This is the story he told to his worried neighbors. the author was one of those neighbors who lived in Provo in 1944.
During their move to Provo from Salt Lake City, the Holly family watched their dining table fly off the trailers and sail out over the point of the mountain like a frisbee. In their new neighborhood, they found an old discarded board to use for a table. They thought no one wanted it, but evidently the disreputable Chester boys next door had been planning to use it for a tree house.
Mara, a young woman in early Utah living through the arrival of the Mormon militia to quell Indian uprisings, faces heartbreak, the coming of Johnston's Army, and more.
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