Despots of Deseret

By Johnny Townsend

Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2015

In this collection of Mormon short stories, a man learns to forgive his mother for an unspeakable atrocity. An uncle awaits word on his niece caught up in the 2004 tsunami. A bereaved man receives an unexpected gift from his deceased husband on Valentine's Day. A stake president threatens to revoke a couple's temple marriage. An elderly woman breaks her hip and struggles desperately to reach the phone. A young woman faces a shocking tragedy while serving as a missionary in Paraguay. A Mormon teenager wants to be named Best Christian Example at his Baptist high school. Conflict over finances arises in an interracial marriage. An anti-Mormon mob threatens a church outing. A virginal gay man takes out a contract on his own life to protect his virtue.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634903420
• ISBN13: 9781634903424
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Booklocker.com
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"