The Toll House

About the Book

Admission to the Celestial Kingdom can be very costly, as discovered by the wealthy Scottish importer, Malcolm Sinclair. A devout seeker and converted follower of Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith Jr., Malcolm and his family are held together by the tenacity and love of Katharine Brand. But Katharine has a secret and a confession to make. For her own integrity and salvation she must reveal her truth, even if it threatens to shatter the only family she has known. THE TOLL HOUSE is more than Katharine's story; it is a tale of the cost of one's faith, and the willingness of the faithful to pay the price.

About the Author

David Bruce Gardner's childhood was in rural Utah, within a large family of devout Mormons. His experiences in the Army Air Corps during WWII led him to a doctorate in psychology and interest in the wide range of responses of normal people to abnormal, traumatic events. Now retired from his career as a college professor, he has turned his attention to the origins of Mormonism as a uniquely American phenomenon and ways in which that history might affect lives darkened by trauma. THE TOLL HOUSE, while a fictional story, treats both issues.