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Orson Scott Card

New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2001

  • Orson Scott Card: Author
"A Woman of Destiny" (Original 1984 title)
Novel, Historical Fiction
Mormon Church--History--19th century--Fiction; Mormons--Fiction; Immigrants--United States--Fiction; Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Fiction; Polygamy--Fiction
When ten-year-old Dinah Kirkham saw her father leave their Manchester home in the middle of the night, she asked when he would be back. "Soon," he replied. But he never came back. On that night in 1829, John Kirkham laid the foundation of his daughter's certainty that the only person Dinah could ever really trust was herself. From that day forward, Dinah worked to support her family, remaining devoted to their welfare even in the face of despair and grinding poverty. Then one day she heard a new message, a new purpose ignited in her heart, and new life opened up before her. [from publisher's web site]
1984 Novel Award, Association for Mormon Letters
  • more information at publisher's web site
BX 8688.3 .C178w

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