Farm Girl (19 page)

John Marker with his first granddaughter, 1946

Lucille with daughters at Thanksgiving, 1954

The Jones family camping, 1958

Lucille and daughter Karen, Aitkin, Minnesota, March 2007

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karen Jones Gowen is a graduate of Brigham Young University and mother of ten. Born and raised in Central Illinois, she and her husband now live in South Jordan, Utah.

Websites:
www.karenjonesgowen.blogspot.com
and
www.writingyourhistory.blogspot.com

E-mail:
[email protected]

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

WiDo Publishing
is dedicated to publishing books that appeal to a wide audience. A well-written book with a compelling story and identifiable characters transcends the boundaries of religion, culture, politics, age and gender. Each title will be marketed to its primary audience, with the expectation that the overall excellence of the book will carry it beyond its initial demographic to a broader audience.

Website:
www.widopublishing.com

E-mail:
[email protected]

Also from WiDo Publishing

Uncut Diamonds by Karen Jones Gowen

UNCUT DIAMONDS by Karen Jones Gowen celebrates family—the ordinary, the outrageous, the comical and the tragic. It is Steel Magnolias with Mormon characters. A breakthrough LDS novel, Uncut Diamonds is everything you have always wanted in the genre.

It is the late Seventies. Gold medallions and disco dancing, bell bottoms and bushy sideburns, Star Wars and Saturday Night Fever are all the rage. Jimmy Carter is President during a frightening recession, with mortgage interest rates at 13% and fuel bills higher than house payments. In the heartland of the nation, in the shadow of Nauvoo, a young Mormon couple, Marcie and Shawn McGill, struggle to save their home, family and marriage, during these uncertain times.

Follow the lives of Marcie and her two sisters as their lives intertwine. Beautiful Cindy who is single and dating, too often the wrong guy. Linda who married rich and lives in Denver with her husband and young daughter. And the parents—the kindly Methodist minister and his cheerful wife, who do whatever they can to help everyone out.

Website:
www.karenjonesgowen.com

House of Diamonds by Karen Jones Gowen

In this sequel to Gowen’s debut novel, UNCUT DIAMONDS, she follows sisters Cindy and Marcie as they reach a crossroads in their lives. HOUSE OF DIAMONDS tells the story of two women—one facing opportunity, the other tragedy. Can their bond endure?

Marcie pursues her dream of becoming a published writer, while Cindy faces a terrible tragedy. In this gripping story of faith, loss and the transcending nature of sacrifice, Gowen gives voice to a beloved baby who has none. She shows the incredible power that comes to families when they pull together to overcome challenges.

It is at these times that a house of pain can become a house of diamonds.

Website:
www.karenjonesgowen.com