In the Shadow of the Wasatch

by Diane Cole

Overview

This lifelong, fictional journey begins in a 1950s neighborhood outside Mormon Church headquarters in Utah, where children are expected to conform to conservative standards that sharpen their growing pains. A Baby Boomer on the sidelines of the dominant culture, Suzanne Cook maneuvers her way through social and family challenges that land her in the Sandwich Generation, another milestone on her way to self-realization, acceptance and forgiveness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735783314
Publisher:	Diane Marie Cole
Publication date:	09/15/2020
Edition description:	April 2021 ed.
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

After growing up on the sidelines of the dominant culture in Bountiful, Utah, Diane Marie Cole graduated with an English and journalism degree from the University of Utah and then taught those subjects in Utah public high schools for two years. For 25 years, she worked for The Salt Lake Tribune, beginning as a copy editor and then as a reporter and education editor before becoming the newspaper’s ?rst full-time, female editorial writer. Meantime, she earned a master’s degree in political science. She now lives with her dog and husband in Southern California, where she writes, gardens, plays golf and complains about the country's politics.

Editorial Reviews

As with all worthwhile reads, Ms. Cole's gifted writing will paint vivid scenes in your mind; moments that cause you to step back and ponder. This tale traces her frustrations, tears and joys as she confronts the many challenges imposed by coming of age, family life, schooling, friendships and marriage. I found myself drawn in and anxious to know how it would all play out.

Barnes & Noble - Jack Cramer

In her remarkable and richly told debut novel, Diane Cole takes a young Suzanne Cook from her upbringing in a Utah town at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains on a tempestuous and often heartrending journey through womanhood on a quest for self-discovery, freedom, and peace that have long eluded her. Brought to life by a deft and agile narrative voice, it is a journey out of a life that is too often marked by the sacrifice and denial of her own helf in favor of the constant needs of others.

Barnes & Noble - Max Zimmer