Tallgrass, Sandra Dallas
Tallgrass, Sandra Dallas
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Tallgrass
A Novel

Author: Sandra Dallas

Narrator: Lorelei King

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/03/2007

Synopsis

During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes turn on the newcomers. Rennie has just turned thirteen and until this time, life has pretty much been predictable and fair. But the winds of change are coming, and with them, a shift in her perspective and a discovery of secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things. Part thriller, part historical novel, Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas is a riveting exploration of the darkest—and best—parts of the human heart.

About Sandra Dallas

SANDRA DALLAS, dubbed “a quintessential American voice” by Jane Smiley in Vogue Magazine, is the author of over a dozen novels, including Little Souls and Where Coyotes Howl, many translated into a dozen languages and optioned for films. Six-time winner of the Willa Award and four-time winner of the Spur Award, Dallas was a Business Week reporter for 35 years, and began writing fiction in 1990. She has two daughters and lives with her husband in Denver and Georgetown, Colorado.

About Lorelei King

LORELEI KING has recorded over 200 audiobooks, including several titles from Janet Evanovich’s bestselling Stephanie Plum series and Darynda Jones’s Charley Davidson series.  Her many awards include the 2008 Audie Award for Female Solo Narration for Tallgrass by Sandra Dallas, the Radio Times performer of the Year for The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, and AudioFile Earphones Awards for Eleven on Top and Twelve Sharp, both by Janet Evanovich.  AudioFile also deemed her one of the "Best Voices of 2008."  King’s screen credits include Notting Hill, House of Mirth, and Cold Feet, among others. She has appeared as regular and recurring characters in popular British television shows such as Chef, Cold Feet, Alistair McGowan's Big Impression, Emmerdale, and the saucy Mile High. King now makes her home in London, where she lives with her husband, actor Vincent Marzello.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on January 30, 2008

I loved this book! I bought a copy of it last summer when the author was signing copies in a little bookstore in Fort Madison, Iowa, and gave it to my wife as a birthday gift. Last week I picked it up at the library on CD to listen to while driving. listening to it was a pleasant suprise. The story......more

Goodreads review by Linda on May 23, 2019

Sandra Dallas is a talented story teller and this is an exceptional book with well-drawn characters and a compelling plot. I could hardly put it down toward the end. I like the following review by Susan Wyatt,"Books in the mystery genre are usually based on the assumption that order can be restored......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 17, 2008

Sandra Dallas is back! I had thoroughly enjoyed Dallas's earlier novels but was sorely disappointed with The Chili Queen so it was with some apprehension that I approached Tallgrass. Would she be able to deliver? Deliver she did. Only two or three pages in and I was hooked (the hallmark of a good bo......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on June 05, 2009

I thoroughly enjoyed the first chapter of Tallgrass. I thought I was getting To Kill A Mockingbird but with innocent Japanese detainees in camps during World War II instead of an innocent black man detained for rape in the south. It had the requisite small town setting with a few violently ignorant......more

Quotes

“A compelling and genuinely moving novel.” —Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Circle of Quilters

“Sandra Dallas is a true American Voice.” —Gail Tsukiyama, author of Dreaming Water

“Tallgrass is a must read for every American.” —Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, President and CEO of the Association of American Publishers (AAP)

“A profoundly moving story.” —Bill Hosokawa, author of Nisei

“The sweep of the Great Plains, the tensions of World War II that rift a small community and the remarkable cast of characters are all heartbreakingly real.” —Margaret Coel, author of The Drowning Man

Awards

  • Spur Awards - Winner
  • YALSA Amazing Audiobooks
  • AudioFile Best Audiobooks
  • Audie Award Winner
  • WILLA Literary Award - Finalist
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