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True Sisters

By: Sandra Dallas
Narrated by: Christina Moore
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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.

©2012 Sandra Dallas (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC Historical Fiction Mormon Heartfelt Fiction
Compelling Story • Vivid Historical Details • Awesome Job • Endearing Characters • Fascinating Journey

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No I'm not LDS, haha. A really good story of an incredible journey. You won't be disappointed. Great performance too

Very engaging characters. Loved this book!

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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.

Surviving nature and thoughtless leaders

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I am not an LDS member, but I did think this was a very fascinating story. And knowing that it’s based on the true story of the handcart company, it made it very interesting to me. Sandra Dallas is such a great author and makes the characters so real even though they are fictitious. I really loved this book.

A history lesson that was very interesting!

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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.

Loved the Audible, Not the Language

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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.

Good book

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