Shadows of angels A novel Author:Marilyn McMeen Miller Brown This authentic saga is based on the actual history of the frustrations and triumphs of the original settlers of Utah Valley. They struggled to build and maintain a civilization in a desert no one else wanted, but which the United States Government still wanted to control. — In Thorns of the sun, Mara Eastman was torn between her dream of lo... more »ve for Bret Hunt and the stark reality of settling a harsh and hostile land. In Shadows of Angels, its self-contained sequel, Mara faces an incredible turn of events when Bret Hunt comes with the Mormon militia to quell the Snake Indian uprising. Through heartbreak, loss of loved ones, and constant fear of Indians and Johnston's army, Mara grows into a woman who finally knows joy and understands love.
Mara and the other devoted and patient pioneers seem to suffer more than their share of trials, yet they learn to perceive the darkness in their lives as the shadows of angels. « less