Sandra Dallas

A Quilt for Christmas Sandra Dallas

Marc Notes: Eliza Spooner makes her husband, Will, a special quilt to keep him warm while serving in the Union army. Reaching out to help others even after learning of Will's death, her greatest struggle will come when a stranger returns the quilt--; Provided by publisher. Biographical Note: SANDRA DALLAS is the author of thirteen novels, including "Fallen Women, True Sisters," "The Bride's House," "Whiter Than Snow," "Prayers for Sale," "Tallgrass" and "New Mercies." She is a former Denver bureau chief for "Business Week" magazine and lives in Denver, Colorado. Publisher Marketing: In Sandra Dallas' novel "A Quilt for Christmas," it is 1864 and Eliza Spooner's husband Will has joined the Kansas volunteers to fight the Confederates, leaving her with their two children and in charge of their home and land. Eliza is confident that he will return home, and she helps pass the months making a special quilt to keep Will warm during his winter in the army. When the unthinkable happens, she takes in a woman and child who have been left alone and made vulnerable by the war, and she finds solace and camaraderie amongst the women of her quilting group. And when she is asked to help hide an escaped slave, she must decide for herself what is right, and who can she can count on to help her. Review Citations: Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 53 (EAN 9781466846081, Open Ebook) Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/2014 pg. 53 (EAN 9781250045942, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/15/2014 pg. 84 (EAN 9781250045942, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2014 (EAN 9781250045942, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Dallas, Sandra Award-winning author Sandra Dallas was dubbed "a quintessential American voice" by Jane Smiley, in "Vogue Magazine". She is the author of "The Bride's House", "Whiter Than Snow", "Prayers for Sale" and "Tallgrass", among others. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. She is the recipient of the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the two-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. For 25 years, Dallas worked as a reporter covering the Rocky Mountain region for "Business Week", and started writing fiction in 1990. She lives with her husband in Denver, Colorado.