Virginia Sorensen (1912–1991)
Author of Miracles on Maple Hill
About the Author
Virginia Sorensen (1912-1991) was born in Utah. Her great-grandfathers came to Utah in covered wagons on Brigham Young's great trek of 1846, and it was their stories that influenced her early novels of the American West. Ms. Sorensen traveled extensively, and all of her books are set in places show more where she once lived show less
Works by Virginia Sorensen
Where Nothing Is Long Ago: Memories of a Mormon Childhood (Signature Mormon Classics) (1963) 18 copies
The proper gods 2 copies
The Neighbors 1 copy
Associated Works
Utah Historical Quarterly - Vol. 40, No. 4, Fall 1972 - Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Year (1972) — Contributor — 1 copy
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 13, Number 3 (Fall 1980) (1980) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1912-02-17
- Date of death
- 1991-12-24
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Provo, Utah, USA
- Place of death
- Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
- Places of residence
- Provo, Utah, USA
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Manti, Utah, USA
Tangier, Morocco
Palo Alto, California, USA - Education
- Brigham Young University (BS|1934)
- Occupations
- teacher
- Relationships
- Waugh, Alec (husband)
Waugh, Evelyn (brother-in-law)
Waugh, Arthur (father-in-law)
Saffle, Sue (niece) - Organizations
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Awards and honors
- Newbery Medal (1957)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1946, 1954)
Members
Reviews
Lists
Awards
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Statistics
- Works
- 16
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 4,777
- Popularity
- #5,260
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 43
- ISBNs
- 49
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 2