The Rosefields of Zion

by Marilyn Brown

Overview

It is 1925, and the government wants to purchase the Rosefield family farm at the mouth of Zion National Park to build a visitor’s center. Bradley and Ellen Rosefield refuse to sell. When they pass away, the two oldest Rosefield boys assign their sister Marissa to retrieve the land title from the St. George courthouse. There she meets a debonair government official from New York who sweeps her off her feet. But are his intentions honorable? Facing suspicion of murder and intrigue, Marissa and her brothers reveal strengths of character they didn’t know they possessed.

The Rosefields of Zion celebrates the majesty of a landscape like none other on earth, while honoring the steadfast residents determined to stay true to their faith.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148242420
Publisher:	Currawong
Publication date:	01/17/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	221
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Marilyn McMeen Brown hopes to illuminate Mormon culture for outsiders, whose perception of that faith is so often in error. Zion National Park’s spectacular beauty can only be matched by the strength of character in its historic Christian residents. It is these people and their honorable lives this novel explores.
Marilyn has written more than a dozen novels, as well as five histories, two stage musicals, and five books of poetry. She has won state and local writing awards for her fiction. She eulogizes her background not only in her writing, but in her commitment to her beliefs, her culture, and her family life with husband Bill and their six children, eighteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
For more information about Marilyn and her books, please visit www.marilynbrownauthor.com.

Editorial Reviews

I was held in this book’s spell from start to finish—transported to another time and place where author Marilyn Brown conveys just enough hope to tell a story of heartbreak, music, and heritage. There’s a reason Brown is heralded as one of the great Mormon fiction writers of our time, and The Rosefields of Zion proves her ability to retain that title. —Josi S. Kilpack, author of the Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery series

Praise for Rosefields - Josi Kilpack

Accomplished author Marilyn Brown . . . knows the formula for successful literature: a subtle plot with levels of meaning, an important site, and well-crafted sentences. Many legends of the park bring the locale to brilliant life. The writing is mature, crisp, and rich . . . a wonderful read! —Douglas D. Alder, president emeritus of Dixie State College, and author of Sons of Bear Lake

Praise for Rosefields - Douglas D Alder

Fast-paced and well-written, The Rosefields of Zion illuminates the Zion National Park area’s legends and landscape at the same time it tells a page-turning story about a family in conflict with the U.S. government’s urgent need to purchase their farm. A poignant fictional tribute to Southern Utah’s breathtaking preserve. —Veda Tebbs Hale, author of Ragged Circle, and biographer of Giant Joshua’s Maurine Whipple

Praise for Rosefields - Veda Tebbs Hale

Marilyn Brown is one of the Church’s literary treasures. The Rosefields of Zion is a touching story of a young woman’s struggle to find love and happiness in the face of overwhelming loss and crushing circumstances largely not of her own making. If only we could all demonstrate such patience in suffering! —Elizabeth Bentley, Parables Publishing

Praise for Rosefields - Elizabeth Bentley

The Rosefields of Zion is a beautifully written story of a family and their fight against the federal government’s creation of park lands in the early decades of the last century. Marissa, Michael, Carter, Morgan, Joey, their parents Ellen and Bradley, Blair Harper, Wade Keller, and all the other characters are totally believable and add an attractive dimension to this story that cannot fail to engross the reader.

Praise for Rosefields - Alice D