Prayers for Sale - Softcover

Dallas, Sandra

3.86

18,499 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250104505 ISBN 13: 9781250104502

Publisher: Griffin, 2016

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

From the critically acclaimed author of "Tallgrass" comes a powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they've kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town.

It's 1936 and the Great Depression has taken its toll. Up in the high country of the snow-covered Rocky Mountains, eighty-six-year-old Hennie Comfort has lived in Middle Swan, Colorado, since before it was Colorado. When she first meets seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle, Hennie is drawn to the grieving young girl. Nit and her husband have come to this small mining town in search of work, but the loneliness and loss Nit feels are almost too much to bear. One day she notices an old sign that reads prayers for sale in front of Hennie's house. Hennie doesn't actually take money for her prayers, never has, but she invites the skinny girl in anyway. The harsh conditions of life that each has endured create an instant bond, and a friendship is born, one in which the deepest of hardships are shared and the darkest of secrets are confessed.

Sandra Dallas has created an unforgettable tale of a friendship between two women, one with surprising twists and turns, and one that is ultimately a revelation of the finest parts of the human spirit.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:

“Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book.” —"Booklist" (starred review)

“Dallas is an amazing storyteller with a knack for historical fiction. Her writing is fresh and current even though she writes about the past. Her characters linger in the mind long after the story is finished.”—"The Denver Post"

"Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book." --"Booklist" (starred review)

"Dallas is an amazing storyteller with a knack for historical fiction. Her writing is fresh and current even though she writes about the past. Her characters linger in the mind long after the story is finished."--"The Denver Post"

Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book. "Booklist (starred review)"

Dallas is an amazing storyteller with a knack for historical fiction. Her writing is fresh and current even though she writes about the past. Her characters linger in the mind long after the story is finished. "The Denver Post""

Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book. Booklist (starred review)

"Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book." --Booklist (starred review)

About the Author:

Award-winning author Sandra Dallas was dubbed "a quintessential American voice" by Jane Smiley, in "Vogue" Magazine. She is the author of "The Bride's House," "Whiter Than Snow," and "Tallgrass, " among others. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. She is the recipient of the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. For 25 years, Dallas worked as a reporter covering the Rocky Mountain region for "Business Week," and started writing fiction in 1990. She lives with her husband in Denver, Colorado.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.