{"product_id":"9781510737839","title":"The Glovemaker : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ann Weisgarber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Finalist for the Western Writers of America’s 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel**\u003cbr\u003e **Finalist for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Compelling historical fiction…. Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery….A journey you won’t forget.”—\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old Deborah Tyler waits for her husband, Samuel, to return home from his travels as a wheelwright. It is now the depths of winter, Samuel is weeks overdue, and Deborah is getting worried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah lives in Junction, a tiny town of seven Mormon families scattered along the floor of a canyon, and she earns her living by tending orchards and making work gloves. Isolated by the red-rock cliffs that surround the town, she and her neighbors live apart from the outside world, even regarded with suspicion by the Mormon faithful who question the depth of their belief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a desperate stranger who is pursued by a Federal Marshal shows up on her doorstep seeking refuge, it sets in motion a chain of events that will turn her life upside down. The man, a devout Mormon, is on the run from the US government, which has ruled the practice of polygamy to be a felony. Although Deborah is not devout and doesn’t subscribe to polygamy, she is distrustful of non-Mormons with their long tradition of persecuting believers of her wider faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut all is not what it seems, and when the Marshal is critically injured, Deborah and her husband’s best friend, Nels Anderson, are faced with life and death decisions that question their faith, humanity, and both of their futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Finalist for the Western Writers of America’s 2020 Spur Awards for Historical Novel**\u003cbr\u003e **Finalist for the 2019 Association for Mormon Letters Awards for Novel**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Weisgarber’s marvelous third novel (after \u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e) is set in the rugged canyon country of southern Utah during the winter of 1887–1888 as a Mormon woman struggles to hold her faith in the face of religious persecution and her fear of the law. . . . This is \u003cb\u003ea rich, powerful, and wholly immersive tale grounded in Utah and Mormon history\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e] is compelling historical fiction, with a judicious weaving of late-19th-century history, fascinating explanations of Mormon practices and memorable characters who hold the reader’s interest from beginning to end. Highly readable and accessible, the voice of each character rings true, and we care what happens to them. . . . Part love story, part religious explication, part mystery, this novel judiciously weaves all of these fictional trajectories into a seamless whole. . . . Not only does this book bring to life an important part of American history, but a deeper understanding of religion and geography, and the challenges and struggles of living in the West in the 1880s. \u003cb\u003eIt’s a journey you won’t forget.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In Utah in the late 1880s, a stranger threatens to shatter an isolated community. \u003cb\u003eA compelling mosaic created from historic details and the nuances of daily frontier life.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—William Kent Krueger, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Weisgarber makes effective use of early Mormon history to explore moral choice, and compression in language, setting, number of characters, and chronology\u003cb\u003e lends this tale an unusual force\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, historical novelist Ann Weisgarber beautifully paints the harsh, lonely environment of the Utah Territory during the winter of 1887–1888 while creating tense moments and life-altering revelations for her heroine, Deborah. . . . Through the snow and wind, Deborah balances precariously between the tenets of her faith and her newfound courage. \u003cb\u003eWeisgarber’s strong grip on suspense keeps the pages turning until the last storm passes\u003c\/b\u003e and Deborah finds peace within herself.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eA compelling story\u003c\/b\u003e balanced on the knife edge between religion and ethics, crime and sin, compassion and fear.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mary Doria Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eDoc\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpitaph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cb\u003e another triumph from one of our country’s finest historical novelists\u003c\/b\u003e. Once again Ann Weisgarber gives us a spellbinding, multi-layered heroine whose survival is jeopardized by the harshness of the land and the man she loves. A tale of moral complexity as compelling and suspenseful as the great American classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Box Incident\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores a woman, alone with her conscience and the devastating consequences of serving community over self, finding the strength to choose right over righteousness.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Bird, author of \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Daughter of a Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbove the East China Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Against the backdrop of a bitter Utah January, novelist Ann Weisgarber's \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e kicks off\u003cb\u003e a taut exploration of right and wrong, of good and evil\u003c\/b\u003e, with a simple knock at the door. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a . . . rewarding [novel]. It’s just right for a winter night and worthy of some rumination.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ann Weisgarber excels at the slowly unfurling tale . . . A skillful read, beautifully evocative of time and place. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHistorical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"“When I first started reading Ann Weisgarber’s new book, I had no expectation that a novel about renegade Mormons in Utah in the 1880s could turn out to be so precisely suspenseful that, if Alfred Hitchcock were alive, he might snap up the film rights. \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea humane, high-velocity glimpse into the ever-simmering dilemmas of faith and conscience\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stephen Harrigan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of the Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemember Ben Clayton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, placed in Utah in 1888, is \u003cb\u003ea beautiful novel that while deeply anchored in history feels oddly relevant in today's world\u003c\/b\u003e. Told primarily from the point of Deborah, a Latter-day Saint in Mormon country who cannot stand to watch federal government lawmen hunt Mormon men and their families. The issue then was religious liberty and Deborah finds herself in the thick of it.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jan Jarboe Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Train to Crystal City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ann Weisgarber is a historian of the first degree, but her true strength lies in crafting sweeping and often poignant fictional narratives of the iconic women who helped settle the American heartland. \u003cb\u003eMs. Weisgarber, in \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, has once again created a heroine of extraordinary grace and courage in a challenging, at times violent, but ultimately sublime landscape\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kathleen Kent, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, Ann Weisgarber’s\u003cb\u003e engrossing, troubling, honest-to-goodness third novel,\u003c\/b\u003e is as stark and touching as the lives described, as tense and testing as the Utah backlands where it’s set, as fine as any fiction you will read this year.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jim Crace, author of \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Melody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"'\u003cb\u003eI loved everything about this book\u003c\/b\u003e—the characters, the plot, the vivid and unique setting—but most of all I loved the fact that it felt so raw and honest.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Juliet West, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Faithful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ann Weisgarber has a gift for wringing the beautiful out of the brutal and the invisible. Once again, she searches out a little known slice of history and exposes the difficulties through the eyes of an extraordinary female character, this time in a bleak winter setting in LDS Utah. The story isn't a mystery, it's a drama, and one that left me in quiet contemplation with a strong desire to visit the area...in the summer. Reading Ann's work is always a treat.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Pamela Fagan Hutchins, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the What Doesn't Kill You series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this\u003cb\u003e tension-filled and beautifully written novel about loyalty and love, courage and conscience\u003c\/b\u003e, Ann Weisgarber introduces us to a frontier woman forced to make a split-second decision that could shatter her family and her entire fragile community—or redeem them all.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTripfiction.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"While this is excellent character-centered literary fiction, its plot feels as taut as a thriller . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e stands out for its \u003cb\u003ewell-wrought setting and its portrait of faith, independence, and courage at a pivotal historical moment\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading the Past\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A very good read—\u003cb\u003eaffecting, honest, authentic\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . You will want to read it to the end. . . . Well-researched and very well depicted, [\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e] is a gift for Mormons and non-Mormons alike, for all readers of historical fiction interested in the background of the beautiful, unique state of Utah. Read it and be enlarged.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAssociation for Mormon Letters, Julie J. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is an intriguing historical novel about an “in-between place” filled with in-between Saints. . . . A tense, suspenseful story filled with empathetic characters and interesting historical details. . . . [Wiesgarber] \u003cb\u003eaddresses the issue of plural marriage with sensitivity and empathy\u003c\/b\u003e (especially toward the women and children in polygamist families). This, coupled with skilled prose, interesting characters, and an engrossing plot, kept me reading and enjoying \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAssociation for Mormon Letters, Susan Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeisgarber has within her toolkit a knack for getting under the skin of her characters\u003c\/b\u003e; we have a deep understanding of the visceral fears and terror her main character Deborah experiences . . . It’s a truly literary piece; reaffirming in its chronicling of the human spirit in the face of unholy obstacles, but at the same time unending in its grim determination to provide a realistic depiction of the harshness of the lives of those earlier Latter Day Saints.\" \u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eThe Big Smoke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] powerful novel where you feel the cold and fear and desperate situation of all the characters. . . . This is part literary thriller, part survival story, part history of a time in America that many people won’t know about, and also a novel about grief and new beginnings. . . . A slow, atmospheric read, it has huge emotional power and an ending that will satisfy. Ann Weisgarber was longlisted for the Orange Prize—I hope she wins it with this fine, nuanced novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eNZ Booklovers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e . . . asks important questions about love and loyalty, faith and independence, the power of love and of family. And through Deborah and her struggles, Ann Weisgarber brings vividly to life the joys and terrors of life in a small, isolated community on the US frontier, the moral compromises we all face, and the capacity of one strong woman to adapt in a time of rapid change.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Books Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers Have to Say:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This was a book that pulled me in from the beginning. I didn’t want to leave. . . . I will anxiously await Ms. Weisgarber’s next book.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebrokenteepee.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I read this book in a single day. . . 4 out of 5 stars.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eamiesbookreviews.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A quietly powerful novel. . . . It takes a very skilled writer to make this into an engrossing read that is both sensitive and strong, but Weisgarber has it in spades.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003esamstillreading.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is historical fiction from the top shelf.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003enoveldeelights.com\u003c\/i\u003e ​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Good historical fiction illuminates the past through story. And with Ann Weisgarber’s precise, pitch-perfect writing in \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, you’re in for quite a tale.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBelow the Salt News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A poignant character study, this book was a surprisingly satisfying read.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003erosannelortz.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This a powerful novel of belief, morality and the human spirit.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003elisareadsbooks.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I was glued to the page. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartfelt, heart-wrenching, and heart-warmingly intimate page turner. Weisgarber takes us right into the hearts of these characters and compels us to ask ourselves: in their shoes, what would we have done?”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eliterarytreats.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Unnerving, atmospheric, and insightful! Weisberger has done a remarkable job of taking the barest of historical facts and surrounding them with fiction that is richly described, mysterious, believable, and exceptionally fascinating.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhatsbetterthanbooks.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A well-told, absorbing tale. . . . The author has the amazing skill of creating, convincing characters whose skin you can slip inside for the duration of the book.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeadyjansbooks.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A well-written and engaging historical novel. Ann Weisgarber provides a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a little known time in Mormon history.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebookreviewsandmorebykathy.com\u003c\/i\u003e ​ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Definitely recommend to historical fiction and western fans.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emugandnook.com \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Outstanding. . . A captivating, raw and poignant novel.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003esissireads.com\u003c\/i\u003e ​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A truly literary piece; reaffirming in its chronicling of the human spirit in the face of unholy obstacles.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003elessercolumn.com.au \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Weisgarber’s marvelous third novel (after \u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e) is set in the rugged canyon country of southern Utah during the winter of 1887–1888 as a Mormon woman struggles to hold her faith in the face of religious persecution and her fear of the law. . . . This is a rich, powerful, and wholly immersive tale grounded in Utah and Mormon history.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compelling story balanced on the knife edge between religion and ethics, crime and sin, compassion and fear.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mary Doria Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eDoc\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEpitaph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is another triumph from one of our country’s finest historical novelists. Once again Ann Weisgarber gives us a spellbinding, multi-layered heroine whose survival is jeopardized by the harshness of the land and the man she loves. A tale of moral complexity as compelling and suspenseful as the great American classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Box Incident\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores a woman, alone with her conscience and the devastating consequences of serving community over self, finding the strength to choose right over righteousness.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Bird, author of \u003ci\u003eDaughter of a Daughter of a Queen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbove the East China Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"“When I first started reading Ann Weisgarber’s new book, I had no expectation that a novel about renegade Mormons in Utah in the 1880s could turn out to be so precisely suspenseful that, if Alfred Hitchcock were alive, he might snap up the film rights. \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a humane, high-velocity glimpse into the ever-simmering dilemmas of faith and conscience.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stephen Harrigan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of the Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemember Ben Clayton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, placed in Utah in 1888, is a beautiful novel that while deeply anchored in history feels oddly relevant in today's world. Told primarily from the point of Deborah, a Latter-day Saint in Mormon country who cannot stand to watch federal government lawmen hunt Mormon men and their families. The issue then was religious liberty and Deborah finds herself in the thick of it.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jan Jarboe Russell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Train to Crystal City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ann Weisgarber is a historian of the first degree, but her true strength lies in crafting sweeping and often poignant fictional narratives of the iconic women who helped settle the American heartland. Ms. Weisgarber, in \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, has once again created a heroine of extraordinary grace and courage in a challenging, at times violent, but ultimately sublime landscape.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kathleen Kent, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eThe Glovemaker\u003c\/i\u003e, Ann Weisgarber’s engrossing, troubling, honest-to-goodness third novel, is as stark and touching as the lives described, as tense and testing as the Utah backlands where it’s set, as fine as any fiction you will read this year.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jim Crace, author of \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Melody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"'I loved everything about this book—the characters, the plot, the vivid and unique setting—but most of all I loved the fact that it felt so raw and honest.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Juliet West, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Faithful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781510737839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Skyhorse","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40591538880718,"sku":"9781510737839","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_3ccd9b53-687c-4654-afa1-bda60cf9a2db.jpg?v=1646688612","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781510737839","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}