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 Swan, Colorado, since before it was
Colorado. When she first meets seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle, Hennie is
drawn to the grieving young girl. Nit and her husband have come to this
small mining town in search of work, but 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 prayers, never has, but she invites the
skinny girl in anyway. The harsh conditions of life that each has
endured create an instant bond, and a friendship is born, one 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 women, one with surprising twists and turns, and one that is
ultimately a revelation of the finest parts of the human spirit.