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Shortlisted for the prestigious Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.1900. Young pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a terrible scandal. Heartbroken and facing destitution, she finds herself striking up correspondence with a childhood admirer, the recently widowed Oscar Williams. In desperation she agrees to marry him. But when Catherine travels to Oscar's farm on Galveston island, Texas ...

Now in paperback, compelling historical fiction by the author of The Promise: "Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery . . . A journey you won't forget."-Houston ChronicleThe Glovemaker was a finalist for the Western Writers of America's 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel and for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel. In the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seve...

For almost four years, men came to my cabin carrying trouble on their backs, each one haunted and looking over their shoulders . . . They showed up during the spring, they appeared in the summer and early fall. But never now, never in January . . . Winter, 1888. In the inhospitable lands of Utah Territory, glovemaker Deborah Tyler awaits her husband’s return home after months working across the state. But as his due date comes and goes without...

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**Finalist for the Western Writers of America's 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel** **Finalist for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel** "Compelling historical fiction…. Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery….A journey you won't forget."-Houston ChronicleIn the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old Deborah Tyler waits for her husband, Samuel, to r...

A stunning novel about love, loyalty and homeland

Reminiscent of "The Color Purple, " this novel tells the little-known story of African-American pioneers and gives voice to an extraordinary heroine who embodies the strength and spirit that built America.

Over 50, 000 sold! From the author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree (soon to be a major motion picture)! Shades of Willa Cather, Sinclair Lewis, and Conrad Richter."—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewYoung pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio, in the wake of a terrible scandal. Heartbroken and facing destitution, she finds herself striking up correspondence with a childhood admirer, the recently widowe...

Ohio, 1900. Vanwege een groot schandaal ontvlucht pianiste Catherine haar geboortestad Dayton. In haar wanhoop besluit ze te trouwen met haar vroegere aanbidder Oscar, die inmiddels als weduwnaar met zijn zoontje André op een melkboerderij woont, op een eiland voor de kust van Texas. Voor Catherine is de overgang van haar oude vrijgevochten luxeleventje naar een primitief bestaan met een man en een kind op een bloedheet, afgelegen eiland enorm...

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From the author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree (soon to be a major motion picture), shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers and longlisted for the Orange Prize!"This second engaging novel from Weisgarber . . . has shades of Willa Cather, Sinclair Lewis, and Conrad Richter.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review 1900. Young pianist Catherine Wainwright flees the fashionable town of Dayton, Ohio in the wake of a terrible scandal....

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Originally published: London: Mantle, 2013.

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For almost four years, men came to my cabin carrying trouble on their backs, each one haunted and looking over his shoulder . . . They showed up during the spring, they appeared in the summer and early fall. But never now, never in January . . . Winter, 1888. Utah Territory. As glovemaker Deborah Tyler awaits her husband's long-anticipated return home, a desperate stranger arrives on her doorstep asking for help.Everything about the man feels ...

Reminiscent of "The Color Purple, " this novel tells the little-known story of African-American pioneers and gives voice to an extraordinary heroine who embodies the strength and spirit that built America.