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 a...view moreDavid 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.view less