Eden and the Siege and Other Stories of My Life is a collection of short stories, both fiction and non-fiction, based on the many experiences of Marian Edna Brannan Glessner's life. Marian grew up in the Great Depression, served as a missionary on Wounded Knee, was a minister's wife for 19 years, and taught 4th grade for another 19 years following the death of her husband, Ronald Glessner.