Books like The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate
When 91‑year‑old Hatteras Island resident Iola Anne Poole dies, her young tenant Tandi Jo Reese is tasked with sorting through the old woman's rambling Victorian home. Amid the clutter, Tandi finds eighty‑one intricately decorated prayer boxes. Each box contains an intimate account of Iola’s life—moments of faith, observations on love, and the truth of a single mother’s perseverance. As Tandi uncovers Iola’s stories, she confronts her own struggles and discovers a final lesson that could change everything she thought she knew about herself and her future.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Religion & Spirituality/Christianity
Authors: Lisa Wingate
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