It is the story of a woman named Dinah Kirkham, born into poverty in Manchester, England. Dinah seemed destined for a short and unhappy life. But one day, a remarkable thing happened. Dinah heard a missionary speak, a man telling the story of an American named Joseph Smith, and the angel who appeared to him. The Kirkham family was converted and became Mormons. Soon it was clear to Dinah that she must leave behind her old life, cross the Atlantic, and join Smith's community.

Orson Scott Card displays his remarkable narrative skills to draw the reader along on Dinah's journey of faith, from the mills of Manchester, to the tragic violence in Missouri, and on across the continent.

Saints is a compelling, romantic, personal journey that is profoundly spiritual.