“Swell Suffering”: A Biography of Maurine Whipple

By Veda Tebbs Hale 2012 Best Biography Award, Mormon History Association “A lucid, carefully documented account.” — Levi S. Peterson “This is a ‘must read’ for anyone interested in the history of the struggle Mormons have had to create good literature.” — Association for Mormon Letters “A wonderful, if emotionally taxing, biography of a fascinating Mormon author.” — Association for Mormon Letters “This is a Cinderella story, heavy on the ashes.” — Utah Historical Quarterly “A splendid biography .” — Gary Topping, Mormon Historical Studies   Available in ebook for Kindle, Nook, Apple, Google Play, and Kobo. Also available through Amazon. Book Synopsis: Maurine Whipple, author of what some critics consider Mormonism greatest novel, The Giant Joshua, is an enigma. Her prize-winning novel has never been out of print, and its portrayal of the founding of St. George draws on her own family history to produce its unforgettable and candid portrait of plural marriage's challe