Woman Of Destiny [Paperback]

Orson Scott Card (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley; First Thus edition (January 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042506476X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425064764
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Orson Scott Card is the bestselling author best known for the classic Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow and other novels in the Ender universe. Most recently, he was awarded the 2008 Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in Young Adult literature, from the American Library Association. Card has written sixty-one books, assorted plays, comics, and essays and newspaper columns. His work has won multiple awards, including back-to-back wins of the Hugo and the Nebula Awards-the only author to have done so in consecutive years. His titles have also landed on 'best of' lists and been adopted by cities, universities and libraries for reading programs. The Ender novels have inspired a Marvel Comics series, a forthcoming video game from Chair Entertainment, and pre-production on a film version. A highly anticipated The Authorized Ender Companion, written by Jake Black, is also forthcoming.Card offers writing workshops from time to time and occasionally teaches writing and literature at universities.Orson Scott Card currently lives with his family in Greensboro, NC.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not uplifting - poor sampling of LDS fiction!, September 7, 2004

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This review is from: Woman Of Destiny (Paperback)

I found Orson Scott Card's book "Saints" (also known as "A Woman of Destiny") to be a poor sampling of LDS fiction. I have read many of Card's books and loved them, but I was very disappointed with this one. The first half of the book tells the story how Dinah Kirkman grew up in England and is VERY depressing. I continued to read the book with the hope that it would get better. It didn't! The story continues about Dinah's polygamous marriage to Joseph Smith then latter to Brigham Young. The story takes a very harsh view on Emma Smith, with her pushing Dinah down the stairs at one point which leads to Dinah's miscarriage of the prophet's son. The intimate relationships were too graphically described, everything from attempted rape to whore houses. Not an uplifting book at all!

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Woman of Destiny, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Woman Of Destiny (Paperback)

Was published first by Berkley Book, New York in January of 1984. Address of publishing company was 200 Madison ave. New York, NY 10016. (I thought that since you listed it as unknown publisher..etc.. I would inform. Also, the book was retitled 'Saints'... Rose