The characters are hardy, resourceful, isolated, and tormented.

The Glovemaker is an immersive tale that sweeps you away to the harsh territory of canyon country, Southern Utah during the late 1880s when the strict rules and practice of polygamy by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prompted even some of their most faithful followers to drift away to remote areas and create new, smaller communities of their own. A decision that will change her life forever. With her husband’s absence felt stronger by the minute, Deborah must make a decision. Lawmen who wouldn’t think twice about burning Deborah’s home to the ground if they thought she’d helped their fugitive. And where he goes, lawmen are sure to follow. And with him, trouble.įor although the man claims just to need a place to rest for the night, he wouldn’t be here in the bitter month of January if he wasn’t on the run. Facing a future alone, matters are only compounded when a desperate stranger arrives on her doorstep. But as his due date comes and goes without a word, Deborah starts to fear the worst. In the inhospitable lands of Utah Territory, glovemaker Deborah Tyler awaits her husband’s return home after months working across the state.

They showed up during the spring, they appeared in the summer and early fall.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Personal History of Rachel DuPree, comes a stunning historical novel for fans of Cold Mountain.įor almost four years, men came to my cabin carrying trouble on their backs, each one haunted and looking over their shoulders.

The glovemaker ann weisgarber