The Prayer Box

A Novel

By: Lisa Wingate

Narrated by: Xe Sands

A young woman, an old woman, and the story of a lifetime…

When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out the rambling Victorian house.

Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls, but everything changes with the discovery of eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes, one for each year, dating from Iola's youth to her last days. Hidden in the boxes is the story of a lifetime, written on random bits of paper - the hopes and wishes, fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman passing through the seasons of an extraordinary, unsung life, filled with journeys of faith, observations on love, and one final lesson that could change everything.

©2013 Lisa Wingate (P)2013 Blackstone Audio

A Beautiful Story

I loved this story which was narrated wonderfully. I wish I could have known the main characters, especially Tandy. How many times do we really know what’s in a person’s heart and yet we deign to judge them? Thank God for the Iola’s of this world. I highly recommend this book to those who look to be uplifted by a story.

Had trouble with the narrator.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I thought the story was a good one. I loved “Befoe We Were Yours” but had trouble with this narrator. She put too much emotion into her reading and I actually had trouble understanding her.

What three words best describe Xe Sands’s performance?

Too much emotion.

captured me

the story of the prayer box was incredible. definitely worth reading sit back and enjoy

Fabulous read

I absolutely LOVED this book. Beautifully written and easy to identify with on all accounts. The message is one of comfort and peace and one that is so needed in our world today.

Lovely story

Well told story with interesting characters. Could really picture the people and setting as it was told. Loved it