Jeff Laver

A Happier Year Jeff Laver

The seven short works in this book are about homosexuality within the sometimes baffling world of Mormonism. Some of the stories herein have been previously published and were described by non-Mormon reviewers using words such as: "relatable," "haunting," "raw," "exceptionally well-realized," "insightful," "captivating," and "thought-provoking." The reader will face, along with the Mormon characters, varied problems and dilemmas for those whose lives don't fit the assigned mold. Good people dealing with, for them, uncomfortable issues such as cross-dressing, questions about good an evil, power, truth, self-deception, self-discovery and coming of age. Old age, Despair and hope. Love and sex. Mormon. ex-Mormon, and non-Mormon alike will hopefully be entertained as they encounter the confusion and sorrow, but also the joy, in at least most of these tales.