Sona Schmidt-Harris
Author | Founder of Muse Enterprises LLC
Exploring faith, identity, art, and the human condition through powerful contemporary literary fiction.
Author of The First and the Last — A Bold Mormon Literary Novel
Everyone Needs a Muse
Adventures of Place
Travel Writer
I have always loved a change of scenery. Domestic and international travel are in my blood. In fact, I have memories of a train ride from Salt Lake City to Chicago when I was two years old (mostly, the memory consists of my mother telling me to go to sleep).
I, my husband, and spirited wire fox terrier, Schpilker, moved to Lisbon, Portugal in September of 2022 and continue to triumph and struggle in our overseas environs.
Adventures of Mind
Novelist, Journalist, Blogger, and More
I have found both refuge and torture within the confines of my own head. In fact, my father said that I was born contemplating the meaning of the universe.
This was a natural beginning to my written musings and BA in English Literature. I also have a BA in psychology and am a Certified Paralegal.
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Years of Experience
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Awards Recognitions
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Lterary Events
The First and The Last – A Powerful Work of Mormon Literary Fiction
The First and the Last is an extremely emotional and interesting novel of contemporary American literary fiction that explores the genres of sisterhood, religion, trauma, and survival.
The Mormon sisters, Cassandra and Sarah Anderson, relocate from Holladay, Utah to 1990s New York City in pursuit of a fresh start. Sarah is anorexic and is slowly dying. She struggles to stay alive. Cassandra is a passionate and gifted artist who has a seizure disorder. She struggles to stay afloat in the intensely competitive art world of New York City.
Her visions fuel her artwork – gifts that are both enlightening and dangerous.
The lives of Cassandra and Theodore Ascott, a sensitive and tragic heir, are forever intertwined when he falls in love with Cassandra. The sacrifice of four lives and the strange disappearance of another cast a large shadow over all of them.
Discover My Books & Short Stories
By Sona Schmidt-Harris
The First and the Last
(LiLoLoLi Book 3)
Living, Loving, Longing Lisbon
A Novel About Faith, Trauma, and Transformation
This engaging LDS fiction novel explores:
- Mormon culture and faith
- The psychological complexities of losing faith
- Religious trauma and the reconstruction of identity
- Novels about sisters and sibling relationships
- Mental illness and eating disorders
- The 1990s Manhattan art scene
- Spirituality and visionary experiences
- Literary fiction with complex female protagonists
Of interest to readers looking for:
- The top Mormon fiction novels
- Novels about leaving the LDS church
- Books about Mormon culture and faith
- Literary fiction novels set in New York and Utah
- Emotional psychological literary novels
WHY READ THIS BOOK?
This is not simply a story about religion.
It is a story about survival.
About art as refuge.
About sisters who shape one another’s destinies.
About how belief — and its unraveling — changes everything.
About Muse Enterprises LLC
Muse Enterprises LLC recognizes the value of inspiring storytelling in the realm of contemporary literary fiction. Muse Enterprises LLC was established by Sona Schmidt-Harris and seeks to publish novels that explore spirituality, identity, culture, and the human experience.
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