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24 out of 24 people found this review helpful.
WONDERFUL XMAS GIFT!
This Sandra Dallas novel encouraged me to buy another of her books. I love books that bring me a sense of peace, contentment and appreciation for my life as it it. At peace with appreciating what is and what is really important in life. Hennie, the main protagonist is a...Read More
This Sandra Dallas novel encouraged me to buy another of her books. I love books that bring me a sense of peace, contentment and appreciation for my life as it it. At peace with appreciating what is and what is really important in life. Hennie, the main protagonist is a story teller in a mining town during the great depression. Quilting , seeming to be the center of activity between women of the day provides the time to become close in relationships and promotes enduring friendships. This is touching, heartwarming, cozy and real. I really enjoyed it.Show Less
posted by SHARON39 on January 21, 2010
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
A good book
I started reading it and it starts a bit slow but then it picks up later on.
posted by 1556339 on August 29, 2009
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SHARON39
Posted January 21, 2010
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WONDERFUL XMAS GIFT!
This Sandra Dallas novel encouraged me to buy another of her books. I love books that bring me a sense of peace, contentment and appreciation for my life as it it. At peace with appreciating what is and what is really important in life. Hennie, the main protagonist is a story teller in a mining town during the great depression. Quilting , seeming to be the center of activity between women of the day provides the time to become close in relationships and promotes enduring friendships. This is touching, heartwarming, cozy and real. I really enjoyed it.
24 out of 24 people found this review helpful.
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angelseverywhere
Posted April 23, 2009
I loved this book.....
I just finished reading this book and was so overcome by it..heartfelt of love, sweetness and surprise..I expected it to end different but was so pleased and to its ending..brought tears to my eyes and a good thump in my heart....this is a must read ...I will definitely be looking for more of her books...
18 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Frisbeesage
Posted April 19, 2009
A beautiful story about strong, western women!
Sandra Dallas has a unique talent for writing griping and accurate historical western novels about strong, wise and courageous women. She is the Phillipa Gregory of western lit, educating us on western history even as she keeps us thoroughly engaged with her passionate story lines. Prayers For Sale is the story of Hennie Comfort, eighty-six, and Nit Spindle, seventeen. These women are united by the harsh conditions of life in Middle Swan, a mining town in Colorado. Though the winter weather is bad enough, it is the tearing emotional dramas that these two very different women will help each other through.
I don't know any other author who can write so convincingly of strong, western women as Sandra Dallas can. She spares them no mercy, putting them through unimaginable hardships, but with their loyalty and friendships with each other they always survive in the end. I can't read a Sandra Dallas book (and Prayers For Sale is no exception) without feeling like I've made new lifelong friendships myself by the end. These are women to be admired, not pitied, and you might even find a few men to like mixed in! At the end of Prayers For Sale I was left feeling satisfied, a little more educated, and like anything can be endured or accomplished.11 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
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Must Read!
Have you ever started a book and it had you from the first page? All the way to the end? This is a book like that! Dallas has done it again, embracing a time and place, and taking the reader deep into the lives of the most engaging characters. There have been precious few books like this in my life that have grabbed me so quickly and so well. And I have read a lot! Not only is the concept of the story well done, but it has the romance, the mystery, the sorrowfulness of life in the Great Depression. It will wrap around you like your grandmothers' homemade crazy quilt.
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Prairieflower
Posted April 17, 2010
This is a great story.
This is the first book of Sandra Dallas I have read. My interest was grabbed from the first few pages and she kept my interest until the end. The characters were wonderful. The characters were easy to connect with and very human. I loved the story-telling throughout the book and how all the characters in the book were interwoven. This made the community of Middle Swan come alive and be believable. The female characters were warm, funny, vulnerable, compassionate, imperfect, strong and served as a great tribute to the women who lived, survived and thrived in decades past. This story also gives a great example of mentoring for women and how it can enhance the lives of the one being mentored, as well as, the one mentoring.
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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gretasgram
Posted August 27, 2009
Exveptional book
I was totally absorbed with this book. It spanned many years and I felt that I was there with them. The end was a little surprise. Normally, I see it coming, but not until almost when it happened. Very touching and meaningful book. Must read again.
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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A most delightful read!
Prayers for Sale is a touching story in which you could almost picture yourself living back 70 yrs. The story brought smiles & sometimes outloud chuckles. The characters were put together so well that I couldn't stop reading! In todays world, where there is much hate and voilence, this was a book with no cursing & was a most pleasure to read. Keep track of the characters, for there is a twist at the end!
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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prayers for sale
i thought hennie was a wonderful character. the way dallas described her. i could picture her sitting in her rocking chair inside the cabin. i also liked the way she named her characters to. like the young girls name was Nit it fit her she was a tiny woman. Also i normally dont like stories told within the present story. but i loved when hennie told her stories to the young woman. when one ended i couldnt wait for the next. dallas has told a very interesting story about a colorado mining town in the 1930s. it is one good book.
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Rosedale
Posted September 7, 2009
Spectacular!!!
This is my first Sue Dallas book but will NOT be my last -- couldn't put it down -- it flowed so well and was just totally a great read -- would recommend to anyone that wanted something to hold their attention to the last page!!! Its a book where you can't wait to see how it ends BUT you don't want it to end!!
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted August 18, 2009
Amazing
Based on the title you'd be hard pressed to really know what the book is about. It's an amazing story, I read the entire book in a day. Granted I was camping and the rest of the crew was lazy and slept all day, so I had the time. This is one book that I will share and tell others about.
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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bookangel19
Posted November 30, 2009
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This is a great book! The quilts and storytelling are all woven into American History. This should be the next required reading for high school students. A must read!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted September 8, 2009
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Nice writing style
I enjoyed Sandra Dallas, "Prayers for Sale," for more than one reason. She's a very descriptive author; I felt as though I was experiencing the story as I was reading it. Yet, her story wasn't overly descriptive as some I've read & had to skip through pages of boring descriptions. I like her writing style.
I love to hear stories of how life was in the past. Hennie is a fine storyteller & takes, Nit, a young wife, under her wings. The two become close friends as Hennie tries to teach Nit how to live as a 'mountain woman' in the harsh environment & living conditions in the gold mining town, Middle Swan, Colorado.4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted August 17, 2009
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Prayers for Sale A "nice" book!
Loved this book....It creeps up on you. I found myself being taken in by the characters a bit more with every page. No shoot 'em up, foul language, or explicit sex scenes. A nice book!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted May 7, 2010
A very sweet book
This book was a very easy read and the story line was over all heart felt. It was fairly easy to visualize the character but the best decriptions were of the landscape. This book could inspire a visit to the high mountains deep in the winter season just to feel the thin chilling air. The main characters are generous in spirit and evoke a genuine kindness towards human kind despite their personal sufferings. Although it was not entirely what I had expected I am happy that I had the chance to read this book. I will absolutely pass this on to a friend.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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need-to-read
Posted April 16, 2010
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Very enjoyable
Read this while recuperating from ankle surgery. It was just what the dr.ordered! Easy to follow with a comforting and interesting story. I too, like historical fiction. This book is one you can recommend to anyone, nothing offensive or controversial, just a good novel.
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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lisa88
Posted February 5, 2010
Prayers for Sale
Prayers for Sale was an outstanding story of an old mountain woman giving of herself to others all of her life. The story how women grow close to one another through their friendship and past time of quilting, and how we need to look deep in our heart to find what is really important to our life. I highly recommend this book.
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ChristineRose
Posted January 9, 2010
Great Book
I really enjoyed reading this book. Couldn't put it down after I started. The storytelling was amazing and very enjoyable. I highly recommend it.
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Amazing
Once I picked this book up and read a few pages, I almost put it down. The writing style was a little simple for my taste, but once I kept reading, I realized that the writing style was meant to compliment the content. This is a wonderful, touching story about two amazing women. It's not the type of novel I would usually read, but I'm glad I did. I highly recommend it.
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Peida
Posted July 18, 2009
Prayers for Sale
Easily one of the best books I have read in a long time! The writing style fits the time period of the book - you can almost see the characters and the surroundings. It's so nice to have a book that is clean - no foul language, no descriptive sex, little violence - what a pleasure!
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Check it out!
This author is a wonderful storyteller! She kept me enthralled as she flipped between past and present in a small Colorado mining town. The story spans from the Civil War to late 1930's depression era. Hennie is a sweet character and her frienship with young Nit is the foundation of the story. I hope all her other books are just as good.
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