A Warm, Revealing Novel about Spiritual Renewal and Coming Home

The instant Delia touched her shoulder, Polly knew her youngest child had come. Delia felt the roughness of her mother's fingers, and it was a revelation to her. These are the hands of a woman who has worked and served. That thought swept over Delia like a deep canyon gust, and she encircled her mother in her arms.

Delia McGrath is a young university professor who grew up on a farm in southern Utah. The youngest of several children raised in a devout Latter-day Saint family, she has strayed from the faith of her childhood. What will it take for her roots to sink once again into deep gospel soil? The dramatic discovery of an ancient window to the past; a medical diagnosis that threatens the lifeline between best friends; the loss of a beloved parent; a life-and-death struggle against the forces of nature--these and other gripping episodes color Delia’s life as she comes to terms with her own spirituality. The outcome will surprise and move you.

A brilliant novel by a gifted writer, Desert Song is Latter-day Saint fiction at its finest.