Whiter Than Snow: A Novel

From the New York Times bestselling author of Prayers for Sale comes a powerful novel about the intersection of redemption forgiveness and love. . . .. On a spring afternoon in 1920 Swandyke―a small town near Colorados Tenmile Range―is changed forever. Just moments after four oclock a large split of snow separates from Jubilee Mountain high above the tiny hamlet and hurtles down the rocky slope enveloping everything in its path.. Meet the residents whose lives this tragedy touches: Lucy and Dolly Patch two sisters long estranged by a shocking betrayal. Joe Cobb Swandykes only black resident whose love for his daughter forces him to flee Alabama. Then theres Grace Foote who hides secrets and scandal that belie her genteel façade. And Minder Evans a Civil War veteran who considers cowardice his greatest sin. Finally theres Essie Snowball born Esther Schnable to conservative Jewish parents who now works as a prostitute and hides her childs parentage from the world. . Fate chance and perhaps divine providence all collide in the everyday lives of these people. And ultimately no one is without sin no ones soul is whiter than snow and no one is without the need for forgiveness. . A quintessential American voice and a writer of exquisite historical detail Sandra Dallas illuminates the resilience of the human spirit in her newest novel.