I enjoyed the story, and it has inspired me to read more about the history of the early Mormon settlers in Utah, particularly Ann Eliza Young's original book. But the style was a little disjointed. There were too many voices. The result, for me, was that instead of everything coming together with a satisfying "ah-ha!" the ending was more of a clumsy pulling together of hanging threads. It wasn't quite as bad as "it was all a dream," but the unsatisfied feeling I had at the end was similar.