Prayers for Sale

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 SwanColoradosince before it was Colorado. When she first meets seventeen-year-old Nit SpindleHennie is drawn to the grieving young girl. Nit and her husband have come to this small mining town in search of workbut 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 prayersnever hasbut she invites the skinny girl in anyway. The harsh conditions of life that each has endured create an instant bondand a friendship is bornone 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 womenone with surprising twists and turnsand one that is ultimately a revelation of the finest parts of the human spirit.