Saints

By: Orson Scott Card

Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer

This is an epic of independence and devotion, of hardship and fulfillment, of a woman so strong that knowing her could change your life.

When 10-year-old Dinah Kirkham saw her father leave their Manchester home in the middle of the night, she asked when he would be back. “Soon,” he replied. But he never came back. On that night in 1829, John Kirkham laid the foundation of his daughter’s certainty that the only person Dinah could ever really trust was herself.

From that day forward, Dinah worked to support her family, remaining devoted to their welfare even in the face of despair and grinding poverty. Then one day she heard a new message; a new purpose ignited in her heart, and new life opened up before her.

©1984 Orson Scott Card (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Card’s magnum opus deserves a wider readership than it has hitherto enjoyed. Best known for his fantasy fiction…Card does an excellent job of depicting the Dickensian horrors of England undergoing industrialization in the early 19th century as well as the early trials of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints as experienced by his heroine…Not just for the LDS faithful…this ambitious novel will appeal to anyone interested in a sensitive examination of the roots of religious feeling.” ( Publishers Weekly)

“Orson Scott Card is a powerful storyteller with the gift of making mundane things sparkle…an engrossing epic.” ( Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Faith, humility and truth

I am grateful to Orson Scott Card for understand and it's lessons and the signed copy of Zenocide I revived on my Mission in San Jose Ca from 1991 to 1993...

but ever more so for this work, a memory of truth put into a narative that puts us there with the Saints as they Pioneered not only the west but our connection with Heavenly Father.

worth every penny...

excellent story telling

always intriguing and hard to put down. the narration is excellent. I live the length of Cards stories. it allows me to immerse in them

This is a story about Mormons

A well-written and interesting historical fiction about early Mormons. I enjoyed it even though I am not a Mormon.

Mormons

What disappointed you about Saints?

While the book was well written, the description did not indicate it was about the Mormon religion. Since this subject is of little interest to me I was disappointed in my purchase

What could Orson Scott Card have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

no

Saints as real people

It made so many of the historical figures come to life. It made me see their struggles and pain from a different view.