True Sisters (Center Point Large print Edition)

Dallas, Sandra

ISBN 10: 1611734118 ISBN 13: 9781611734119

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2012

Synopsis

In order to encourage Mormon converts to immigrate to Salt Lake City, a plan was implemented by Brigham Young himself. Outfitted with two-wheeled handcarts, the immigrants were then expected to walk, pushing the handcarts, for the 1,300-mile journey from Iowa City. Several "companies," as they were called, completed this perilous trek and successfully reached Salt Lake City. But for the Martin Company, one of the last groups to leave from Iowa City that year, the trip proved disastrous. More than a quarter of the 575 members froze or starved to death.

True Sisters tells the story of four women, brought together on the harrowing journey of the Martin Handcart Company and united by the promises of prosperity and salvation in a new land. Through the ties of female friendship and the strength born from suffering, each one tests the boundaries of her faith and learns the real meaning of survival along the way.

Though the characters in True Sisters are fictional, they are based on journals, stories, and accounts of real women who braved the horror and hardship of the handcart trek, finding faith, friendship, and even joy in the journey.

About this title

Review

"A born storyteller, Dallas excels not only at plot but also at peopling her novels with memorable individuals." --Richmond Times Dispatch

"Dallas offers a richly drawn fictional account of tragic true events." --Booklist

"Dallas tells the story of strong women and the beautiful relationships they can create even in impossible circumstances a memorable story." --Publishers Weekly

"This fact-based historical fiction, celebrating sisterhood and heroism, makes for a surefire winner." --Kirkus Reviews

"Whiter Than Snow is a fast and engrossing novel that will capture readers' hearts from the first few pages." --Deseret News on Whiter Than Snow

"Her sense of time and place is pitch-perfect and her affection for her characters infectious." --Kirkus Reviews on Whiter Than Snow

"Whiter Than Snow adds to Dallas's luster as a superb storyteller whose work is grounded in the redemptive power of kindness." --Richmond Times-Dispatch on Whiter Than Snow

"This satisfying novel will immediately draw readers in and the unexpected twists will keep them hooked through to the bittersweet denouement." --Publishers Weekly on Prayers for Sale

"Forgiveness and redemption are the themes of this gentle novel about hardscrabble lives." --Kirkus Reviews on Prayers for Sale

"The idea of selling prayers conjures images of pre-Reformation Catholicism or, at the very least, stops you in your tracks to think a bit. Like the lives narrated, this novel runs the gamut of heartache, hardship, and happiness as Dallas skillfully weaves past into present and surprises everyone at the end. Fans of Lee Smith, Sue Monk Kidd, and Kaye Gibbons will love this book." --Booklist (starred review) on Prayers For Sale

"Putting down a Sandra Dallas read is nearly impossible. This book is filled with secrets revealed as the reader learns about the lives of the characters. The secret revealed in the final pages is top-notch." --Daily Camera (Boulder, Colorado) on Prayers for Sale

"Prayers for Sale is a finely crafted tale that celebrates women and their resiliency." --Deseret News on Prayers for Sale

"With a perfect blend of masterful storytelling, sympathetic and realistic characters and prose as crisp as a Colorado creek, Dallas again spins a timeless tale of love and tenacity, tenderness and redemption. And "The Bride's House" is ultimately a story of the confines of legacy and the fulfillment that can come when those chains are broken." --Richmond Times Dispatch on The Bride's House

"Putting down a Sandra Dallas novel is nearly impossible." --Daily Camera on The Bride's House

About the Author

SANDRA DALLAS is the author of eleven novels, including The Bride's House,Whiter Than Snow, Prayers for Sale, Tallgrass and New Mercies. She is a former Denver bureau chief forBusiness Week magazine and lives in Denver, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611734118
• ISBN 13: 9781611734119
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 415