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. Though this block of boxy houses experiences more than its share of tragedy, it also offers plenty of opportunities for good times common among Baby Boomers. Most stay within the cultural mold created by The Church, yet some rebel once free of parental fetters, not always landing in the most comfortable places. From the sidelines of the dominant culture, Suzanne Cook maneuvers her way through social and family challenges that put her in the Sandwich Generation, another milestone on her way to self-realization, acceptance and forgiveness. While never a mother herself, she devotes a major share of her life caring for needy family members before focusing on herself. Issues of education, religion, death, sexual identity, marriage, child custody, abuse, Alzheimer's disease, old age and more are explored in this novel.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162934165
Publisher:	Diane Marie Cole
Publication date:	09/25/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	943 KB

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.