ON THIS STAR

by Virginia Sorenson ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 20, 1946

A Little Lower than the Angles (Knopf-1942) introduced Virginia Sorenson to a market whose interest in the Hormons had been aroused by Fisher's Children of God. A number of good novels- against Mormon settings, have followed- but that one is still vivid in nenory. Now comes On This Star, a story in modern setting, after the proc- of plural marriage had been frowned upon by the church and made subject to serious penalties under the law. But children of those marriages still carried some of the scars, and this is the story of one of the sons. ""Outside"" he had won a certain degree of fame as a musician; back home in Utah, his fame set him apart, but his human relations were still uncertain, insecure. And then he falls in love with the girl his almost twin half brother is on the verge of marrying- and she with him, drawn together by their music. An interesting study -- convincingly handled- of the deep-rooted effect of strict upbringing in the tenets of a faith that demands much- and of how the hold of that faith separated them in marriage- but wrecked the marriage she made. A holding story, with revealing details of Mormon faith and procedure -- marred by a melodramatic climax, and a tragic -- but perhaps inevitable- ending. Well worth reading, particularly for its objective handling of a religious faith that is one small- but dominant- aspect of an American way of life.

Pub Date: May 20, 1946

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1946

Categories: FICTION