Title: The wishing garden
Description: After a tragic car accident claims the life of her husband and one of her adopted twin daughters, Mary Jane Cranford-Bewkes reluctantly moves in with her ailing, ill-tempered father and finds herself increasingly drawn to the young, Hispanic Mormon gardener Whit Eden. Then her father is assaulted with a weapon bearing Whit's fingerprints and prejudice rears its ugly head.
Subjects: Hispanic American men, Widows, Mormon men, Prejudices, Fiction
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.)