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John Bennion
Author
Language
English
Description
It's past midnight in the desert of Utah in the 1890's. Rachel, the third wife of a Mormon patriarch, sneaks out to make love to her secret, second husband. Instead of him, she finds her sister wife murdered in an irrigation ditch and her new husband's boot prints around the body. Her stepfather gathers a posse to track the apparent killer. Rachel is left behind in town, trying to uncover the real killer before her stepfather catches up to her husband...
Author
Publisher
Signature Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Rachel O'Brien Rockwood, like her stepfather J.D., longs to hunt criminals and other miscreants. So when, in 1887, during the height of US anti-polygamy legislation, two federal deputies on the lookout for Mormon polygamists are murdered in the small village of Centre, west of Salt Lake City, she jumps at the chance to join the investigation. But detecting never runs smoothly--Rachel and J.D. butt heads regularly over method and approach. Rachel favors...
3) Spin
Author
Publisher
By Common Consent Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The story of Lily, a newly divorced, mentally unstable woman who loses custody of her child and, unable to bear this loss, abducts her daughter; interspersed with theological and philosophical digressions and meditations from the author on his creative process, on the culture of Utah, the Mormon patriarchy, and the nature of reality and perception.
Author
Publisher
BCC Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ruth, a woman of the desert people, knows about survival in the extreme conditions of the future, having learned from her Goshute, Mexican, and Mormon ancestors. Then a stranger comes to the Family cave, and she has the strong premonition that his knowledge and experience might be more valuable to the Family's survival than the water in his blood. After saving his life, she sets off with him into the desert, hoping to keep him alive long enough to...
Publisher
Lethe Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Contains twenty-five exemplary short works depicting a variety of perspectives of what it means to be both Mormon and gay. Some portray characters determined to reconcile their sexuality with the Mormon faith in accordance with its constantly evolving teachings and policies. The majority present the realities of gay/lesbian Mormons who have come to terms with their sexuality in a variety of alternative ways. Others are written from outside the Mormon...