But the focus is on strong women and the beautiful relationships they can create even in impossible circumstances. One shortcoming is the novel’s sometimes one-dimensional male characters, who are pompous, selfish, or weak. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Brides House comes the story of four women, brought together on a harrowing journey of Mormon settlers in. Dubbed by Jane Smiley as a quintessential American voice, Sandra Dallas has won over fans everywhere and become a frequent fixture on the New York Times.

Although the first half moves slowly, Dallas’s character exposition is strong, and the latter half becomes more gripping as the catastrophe unfolds. Dallas (The Bride’s House Prayers for Sale) tells the story of the Martin Handcart Company through the eyes of several fictional women characters, who come to life in the author’s imagination as real flesh-and-blood participants. Dubbed by Jane Smiley as a quintessential American voice, Sandra Dallas has won over fans everywhere and become a frequent fixture on the New York Times best-seller list. In 1856, an immigrant band, hampered by poorly constructed handcarts and a late start to its 1,300-mile westward trek, was caught in a terrible blizzard in Wyoming that claimed the lives (or the fingers and toes) of scores of Mormon converts. In a novel based on true events, New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas delivers the story of four women-seeking the promise of salvation and pr. In Mormon history, any mention of the Martin handcart company is almost invariably accompanied by the term “ill-fated,” as befits one of pioneer history’s most tragic blunders.

True Sisters by Sandra Dallas