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Christina Moore
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By:
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Sandra Dallas
About this listen
Dubbed by Jane Smiley a “quintessential American voice”, Sandra Dallas has won over fans everywhere and become a frequent fixture on the New York Times best-seller list. Based on 19th-century history, True Sisters follows four women who pin their hopes for the future on a plan devised by Brigham Young to bring emigrants to Salt Lake City. Pushing two-wheeled handcarts loaded with all their life’s belongings, the women set off on the 1,300-mile journey from Iowa City - and soon become fast friends even as perils mount around them.
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Tallgrass
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes turn on the newcomers. Rennie has just turned thirteen and until this time, life has pretty much been predictable and fair. But the winds of change are coming, and with them, a shift in her perspective and a discovery of secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things. Part thriller, part historical novel, Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas is a riveting exploration of the darkest—and best—parts of the human heart.
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A nice read
- By Daniel W. Eggemeier on 05-24-07
By: Sandra Dallas
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The Bride’s House
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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The New York Times best-selling author of Whiter Than Snow, Sandra Dallas delivers a novel about the secrets and passions of three generations of women who live in a Victorian Colorado house. While the house is under construction in 1880, a 17-year-old servant imagines living in the “Bride’s House” with one of her several suitors. Decades later, the legacy and secrets of earlier Bride’s House women cause the current occupant to question what she really wants and who she truly loves.
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Skip this one!
- By Mom to 5 on 09-08-17
By: Sandra Dallas
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And There He Kept Her
- By: Joshua Moehling
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake in search of prescription drugs, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he's been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he'll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his tormentors, the lines blur between victim, abuser, and protector.
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Meh…
- By Anne M. Reichner on 07-15-22
By: Joshua Moehling
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Persian Pickle Club
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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The best-selling author of Alice’s Tulips and other popular novels, Sandra Dallas exhibits a well-honed talent for evoking the past. In The Persian Pickle Club, Dallas transports listeners to 1930s Kansas, where a club of quilters welcomes a new member—and then must turn to each other for support when a startling secret comes to light.
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One of my favorite from Sandra Dallas
- By Amazon Customer on 04-30-13
By: Sandra Dallas
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The Storyteller's Daughter
- By: Victoria Scott
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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1940: When twenty-one-year-old Nita Bineham is offered the chance of independence, away from the high walls of her family’s Surrey estate, she grasps it with both hands. But her new role at a local newspaper coincides with the emergence of a sinister rumour in their quiet village: that there is a traitor in their midst. Nita is determined to prove herself by uncovering the truth, but is she prepared for revelations that could change her life forever?
By: Victoria Scott
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The Mechanics of Memory
- By: Audrey Lee
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu, Keong Sim, Charlie Thurston
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Memory is Copeland-Stark’s business. Yet after months of reconsolidation treatments at their sleek new flagship facility, Hope Nakano still has no idea what happened to her lost year, or the life she was just beginning to build with her one great love. Each procedure surfaces fragmented clues which erode Hope’s trust in her own memories, especially the ones of Luke. As inconsistencies mount, her search for answers reveals a much larger secret Copeland-Stark is determined to protect.
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Unforgettable
- By J Kelly on 12-01-24
By: Audrey Lee
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Hidden in Paris
- By: Corine Gantz
- Narrated by: Summer Roberts
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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Living in France among people she hardly understands, Annie has had trouble leaving the house since the death of her husband. And since home happens to be a small place nestled in the heart of Paris, why would she ever want to? But when unexpected events threaten her beloved home, Annie has no choice but to find lodgers—quickly.
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Wonderful Story
- By Carolyn Iteen on 08-27-24
By: Corine Gantz
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Buster Midnight’s Cafe
- By: Sandra Dallas
- Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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> New York Times best-selling author Sandra Dallas spins a moving, memorable yarn that transports listeners from rural Montana to 1940s Hollywood. Buster Midnight’s Cafe is a compelling story of longtime friends, a shared past, and an act of violence that shatters innocence forever.
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Excellant book
- By Amazon Customer on 12-28-19
By: Sandra Dallas
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- Leslie M.
- 01-04-15
Very engaging characters. Loved this book!
No I'm not LDS, haha. A really good story of an incredible journey. You won't be disappointed. Great performance too
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- Byron
- 04-14-13
Surviving nature and thoughtless leaders
TRUE SISTERS is a fictional account of a true event. Sandra Dallas has portrayed four women, and their families, as they take a real trip , in 1856, to cross 1,300 miles across America to reach the Mormon settlement in Salt Lake City, Utah. This group is following two others groups who have already crossed, but they are leaving too late for decent weather, and they are also going pushing handcarts which only allow them very view possessions. These handcarts also mean that everyone but the near dead, must walk the entire distance---through sickness, near starvation, frostbite, childbirth, and old age. Many will not survive the trip, but the church leaders berate anyone who wants to wait for better timing, with "you will burn in Hell because your faith isn't sufficient for you to REALLY be a Mormon!".
Four women are featured in this story. Their companionship holds them and their families together through these ordeals, and through deaths caused by the many hardships. I found these relationships to be quit compelling, as they grow in their abilities to think and survive as best they can, and learn to determine their own futures for themselves. Not being a Mormon myself, I found that part of this book less compelling. The men seemed overbearing and quit thoughtless at times, though there were a couple of "good guys" in the end. The story of the traveling, hardships, survival, and friendships is what made this book enjoyable for me.
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- Kathy Pettit
- 02-02-21
Loved the Audible, Not the Language
The book was very interesting and true to life with what the Pioneers experienced. They are doing a book club in our Ward this month, so suggested this book as an option. I listened to it in the afternoon and found my husband liked it too. The only negative was some of the language, which was true for the events, but that bothered me. Our RS Presidency suggested it initially, but hadn't read it yet, so I am guessing after they started to read it, they rethought it and suggested a different book. I think because it was an audible and narrator spoke loudly, the language really stood out. Since many of the people reading it are LDS, that would be something I would rethink if I was the author. Maybe she could state there was bad language, etc. but leave the actual language itself off. That is why I couldn't give it 5 stars.
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- britches
- 08-12-23
Good book
Good book but the time spent on the trail was a little too long. As horrific as it was, the reader is anxious for justice to be done for those evil men.
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- sassysra
- 05-05-14
More realistic than most
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The people were much more believable than most LDS novels I have read. Most characters are usually good or evil, but the people in this book were a mixture of both as normal people are. I really enjoyed this book and had trouble putting it down. I also LOVED that the story went all the way to the Salt Lake Valley instead of stopping when the rescuers arrived. I would definitely recommend this to others.
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- Rsdmontna
- 01-10-17
Not the usually Dallas...
Sandra Dallas has become my go-to in audio books because of her endearing characters and vivid stories, but this fell a bit short to me. I enjoyed learning about the Mormon migration by the book on a whole was depressing, without any real conclusion. I also found some of the accents to be distracting.
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- SalJJon
- 10-05-16
Fascinating historically accurate tale of the women who survived the handcart trail to Salt Lake City, the promised Mormon Zion.
Such an interesting recounting of the horrific challenges met by the women of the early church of Mormons, pulling and pushing handcarts across the country during the fall and winter. Astonishing courage and faith.
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- Jasimmo
- 01-19-24
Not my cup of tea
I read other stories from this author. Loved them all. This one was different and I wasn’t dragged in the story.
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- JoAyn
- 03-30-24
too boring for me
everything you never wanted to know about Mormons. as a side note, I loved the reality show about escaping polygamy.
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- Elizabeth
- 11-02-12
Inspiring tale, great historical fiction!
What was one of the most memorable moments of True Sisters?
The strength of the women in the tale and the constant adversities.
Which scene was your favorite?
Crossing the river with their handcarts in the below freezing temperatures.
If you could rename True Sisters, what would you call it?
Perserverance through Adversity
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I especially liked the women character who was not a mormon and her story of her travels and care for her family. How she had strength in herself to go on! This is an inspirational story of America.
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