tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692075596400147142.post2747297258011378693..comments2022-11-11T01:11:36.525-08:00Comments on A Book for Today: True Sisters by Sandra Dallas *****Don (2015)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16652645063257744614noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692075596400147142.post-82665545627114722952012-06-20T21:55:05.113-07:002012-06-20T21:55:05.113-07:00"True Sisters" is about the Mormon Handc..."True Sisters" is about the Mormon Handcart catastrophe of 1856. The Mormon leaders at that time recruited many people from Europe to come to America to eventually reside in Zion (Salt Lake City, Utah). Those immigrants had to travel to Iowa City, IA, where they were to load up handcarts and walk 1,300 miles to Salt Lake City. Many of the immigrants couldn't afford a wagon and a team of horses to make this journey. This trip to Zion was all supposed to occur before the snow storms across that region in early Fall. Though, they all got a later start than planned. One of the other biggest quandaries the travelers had was that the handcarts were made out of green wood. Because of the poor wood quality the carts often broke down and slowed the trip. This band of immigrants got caught in a horrid blizzard in Wyoming, which ends up claiming many lives and injures many more.<br /><br />This book focuses on the story of several fictional women characters that are on this trek to Zion. These women include: Anne who is from England and she hasn't yet fully embraced the Mormon faith; Ella & Nannie who are from Scotland and they are sisters; Louisa, who's married to Thales, the charismatic leader of the group; and finally there's Jessie, a single young lady traveling with her two brothers. Jessie and Nannie are the only single women on this journey but, they are hoping to find marriage once they arrive in Zion. The author puts the reader right into all the hardships that befall these women. There's lack of food, terrible weather and much more. As anyone would, the women all start to have their doubts about the trip and their faith waivers.UKhttp://process4reality.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com