LITTLE SOULS by Sandra Dallas is set in Denver in 1918
and tells the story of two sisters, Helen and Lucretia (Lutie). Like so many of
Dallas’ strong female characters, they are self-reliant and compassionate, but
face heartache and tragedies. Helen is a nurse, dating a doctor, and both
battle exhaustion in the face of the raging influenza pandemic. Lutie works in advertising
for a local department store; her beau, Peter Howell, joins the army and heads
to fight in the war in Europe. Together,
the two sisters have purchased a home and rent the basement apartment to the Streeter
family, a married couple with a nearly teenaged daughter, Dorothy. In LITTLE
SOULS Dallas returns to favorite motifs – with references to female
friendships, quilts and sewing, plus orphans, and spousal abuse. Like many other
novels by this best-selling author, there are elements of danger and loss, but
hope and resilience ultimately shine through.
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