Author Elaine Stienon explored the lives of a group of early Mormons in the 2011 historical novel “The Way to the Shining City: A Story of the Early Mormons in Missouri and Nauvoo, Illinois” (published by AuthorHouse).
This year, Stienon is renewing the marketing efforts for the book by submitting it to Thruline Entertainment for potential adaption into a screenplay and promoting the book through an upcoming Reader’s Digest advertisement, to appear online and in print.
“I’ve always been intrigued by the underdog,” Stienon explains, “and the early Mormons were certainly persecuted and harassed.”
Unlike other Mormons of their time, Stienon’s fictional group rejects polygamy. Set in the Midwest, “The Way to the Shining City” follows protagonist Gabriel Romain and his people as they are thwarted in their attempt to settle in northern Missouri. They flee to Illinois, where they establish a city called Nauvoo on the Mississippi River. The novel describes their search for a place of refuge, the story of their persecution and the ultimate destruction of their city.
Stienon hopes her readers will finish “The Way to the Shining City” with a deeper understanding of, and compassion for, early religious pilgrims.
Source: PRWEB
GMT 10:10 2018 Thursday ,15 November
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty: Sibling rivalry made me write booksGMT 17:16 2018 Saturday ,06 October
Book salon on Russian literature opens in ParisGMT 10:27 2017 Sunday ,24 December
Japanese author, Pakistani activist tipped for NobelsGMT 22:09 2017 Thursday ,02 November
More than 200 book signing sessions at SIBF 2017GMT 17:44 2017 Sunday ,15 October
Asterix illustration sells for record 1.4m eurosGMT 09:58 2017 Saturday ,14 October
Asterix illustration sells for record 1.4 million eurosGMT 19:38 2017 Tuesday ,10 October
Australian publisher to challenge record Rebel Wilson payoutGMT 21:22 2017 Sunday ,08 October
Leonard Cohen poems to be published in final bookMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor