Hold Up the Sky [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Sprinkle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2010

From a veteran writer new to the Accent list, a novel about four women who find strength and insight in each other.

Mamie is facing an overwhelming secret. Margaret has lost her home. Billie can no longer care alone for her disabled daughter. And Maria is living with an untenable choice. When these four women come together to live on a drought-stricken Georgia farm, they must open their hearts, and share their burdens, before they can find the bounty that lies hidden in tough times, and once again see the glorious pattern of meaning in their lives.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A heartfelt story of the women who catch us when we fall-the sisters and friends who hold up the sky and show us who we were meant to be."
-Lisa Wingate, author of The Summer Kitchen

"Patricia Sprinkle takes us deep into the thoughts and feelings of four women who realize the only way to true strength is to share their faith, their hearts and each other''s lives. A beautiful and thoroughly southern story of the enduring bond of women''s friendships through the seasons of the year and the seasons of life. Sprinkle knows this world and we are lucky that in her lyrical language she shares it with us!"
-Patti Callahan Henry, national bestselling author of Driftwood Summer

About the Author

Patricia Sprinkle grew up in North Carolina and northern Florida, graduated from Vassar College, and spent a winter writing in the Scottish Highlands before settling in Atlanta. Although as an adult she has also lived in Chicago and Miami, her mysteries and novels reflect her love for and the strength of her Southern roots. Sprinkle is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Contact her at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade; 1 edition (March 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451229142
• ISBN-13: 978-0451229144
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,778 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great character development and new friends, March 13, 2010

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L. Wise (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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Patricia has done it again when she introduces new characters that we come to love and know as friends. One of the things I greatly admire about Patricia's books is her in-depth character development. Great read. I couldn't put it down and then was sad when I finished because it was like taking a trip and making new friends and then having to leave and wondering how they are doing. I wanted the story to continue so I could visit with them some more!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book, May 22, 2010

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I have read many of Patricia Sprinkle's books, and this is my favorite. It is rare that a book makes me cry and laugh, but this one did. These wonderful women and their friends and family became real to me as I read. As with the other reviews, I didn't want this book to end, and I hope we get to meet the characters again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A heartwarming story, March 3, 2011

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Ms. Sprinkle weaves a comforting story about four resilient women who find themselves together facing overwhelming and life changing difficulties.
Billie Waits, the mother of a 5-year old girl with cerebral palsy, has been raising her child alone since her husband deserted her. Now he's missing and the checks she depended on have stopped coming. Mamie Fountain, Billie's childhood nanny, has been told that she`s dying but refuses to stop helping others. Margaret Baxter, Billie's sister, has just been informed by her husband, and father of their two sons, that he no longer wants to be married to her. Emerita Gomez is a Mexican illegal who, with her husband, finds herself in this circle of women when their car breaks down. Together the women spend a long, hot, drought stricken summer and find a kinship that will last long after Mamie passes on.