{"product_id":"little-souls-paperback","title":"Little Souls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandra Dallas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Colorado Book Award for Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDenver Post \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Dallas's \u003ci\u003eLittle Souls\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of sisterhood, loyalty, and secrets set in Denver amid America's last deadly flu pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColorado, 1918. World War I is raging overseas, but it's the home front battling for survival. With the Spanish Flu rampant, Denver's schools are converted into hospitals, churches and funeral homes are closed, and horse-drawn wagons collect corpses left in the street. Sisters Helen and Lutie have moved to Denver from Iowa after their parents' deaths. Helen, a nurse, and Lutie, a carefree advertising designer at a fashionable women's store share a small, neat house, and each finds a local beau--for Helen a doctor, for Lutie a young student who soon enlists. They make a modest income from a rental apartment in the basement. When their tenant dies from the flu, the sisters are thrust into caring for the woman's small daughter, Dorothy. Soon after, Lutie comes home from work and discovers a dead man on their kitchen floor and Helen standing above the body, an icepick in hand. She has no doubt Helen killed the man--Dorothy's father--in self-defense, but she knows that will be hard to prove. They decide to leave the body in the street, hoping to disguise it as a flu victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile Lutie also worries about her fiancé \"over there.\" As it happens, his wealthy mother harbors a secret of her own and helps the sisters as the danger deepens, from both the murder investigation and the outbreak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the backdrop of an epidemic that feels all too familiar, \u003ci\u003eLittle Souls\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling tale of sisterhood and of the sacrifices people make to protect those they love most.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Sandra Dallas was dubbed \"a quintessential American voice\" by Jane Smiley, in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of over a dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bride's House, Whiter Than Snow, Prayers for Sale \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTallgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Her novels have been translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. She is the six-time winner of the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the four-time winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. For 35 years, Dallas worked as a reporter covering the Rocky Mountain region for \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e, and started writing fiction in 1990. She has two daughters and lives with her husband in Denver and Georgetown, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758994882848,"sku":"9781250889706","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4ee8c611f972087a77ee200b3844f0e.webp?v=1780140669","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-souls-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}