The book doesn’t do what I thought it did in my earlier comment. It’s not just cultural Mormonism; there’s a very lovely Wyoming pioneer epiphany at the end. Sarah, the protagonist, both hits rock bottom and is redeemed/strengthened by God. I wonder if there would have been a way to show more of her faith earlier on, without destroying the pain Annette Haws worked to create. I don’t know. It was a really great book though, and one I never would have picked up based on its cover or even dust jacket (sorry, Cedar Fort). So I’m grateful to the Whitneys for introducing me to it. I’m going to see if I can get my book group to discuss it.
The book is a redemptive tragedy, and I would call it Shakespearean except to be candid my memory of the last time I really studied Shakespeare is fuzzy, and I don’t recall all the elements of a perfect Greek/Shakespearean tragedy. But great stuff, though. Recommended.
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