Carolina Heirlooms Novel The Prayer Box, (Paperback)

from PrincessLadyLala

This story was so beautiful and captured my heart! Iola's story was amazing! Like Tandi, I felt as if Iola is a long lost friend that is so beautiful inside and out! I felt like I was sneaking off to come read more of her story like Tandi when she was sneaking away to come read more letters out ...

from Susan

I loved this book so much I have purchased it for 2 other friends. Uplifting and inspirational. . . the story unfolds slowly so the characters and their pasts are a bit of a mystery that are revealed as you get further into the book. Lisa Wingate is a masterful storyteller who doesn't have to r...

from khiemstra631

Booklist named The Prayer Box a top ten book for 2013, truly a mark of excellence. Tandi Reese, a woman fleeing from an abusive man, ends up on Hatteras Island with her two children. Hired to clean out the house of recently deceased 91-year-old Iola Anne Poole, she finds eighty-one carefully deco...

from BeautyintheBinding

Just when Tandi Jo Reese has found a safe place for herself and her children, her landlord, Iola Anne Poole, passes away. Desperate to find income and stay in the rental cottage, Tandi agrees to clean out Iola's home. To Tandi's surprise, she finds beautifully decorated prayer boxes that contain ...

from karmakath

This book was well-written, I found the characters intriguing, particularly Iola. This was like two books and the lives of the characters seemed to run parallel to each other, but in a different time. Tandi, I understand was trying to make better choices, not successfully though, and was at risk ...