Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas

In 1936, eighty-six-year-old quilter Hennie Comfort is spending a few last seasons in the Colorado mining town of Middle Swan before she moves in with her daughter, Mae, in Iowa. Mae feels that Hennie is too old to live in Middle Swan alone, especially in the winter, but promises that Hennie can still spend her summers there. One day, Hennie meets a young bride, Nit Spindle, and feels an immediate affinity with her. They become friends and since Hennie is quite the storyteller, she tells Nit all about life in Middle Swan over the last seventy years. Hennie also talks about her own life as a young bride during the Civil War in Tennessee and her trek to Colorado. Hennie's reminiscences cause her to relive the pain and happiness in her life, yet in the end she remains upbeat and giving.