When her world is set adrift, she grasps for the strength to hold on ...As Alice Strauss enters her first year of marriage-full of optimism and determination-she finds herself wholly unprepared for reality. In a new country, with a new family, she struggles to find her footing. Difficult relationships and situations batter her, but she is determined to establish a perfect life with the man she loves. Unfortunately, perfection seems just beyond her reach. An unexpected tragedy flings Alice out of control, and she struggles to rise from the ruins. Her world is full of spinning variables and agony beyond anything she has ever experienced. However, there is hope-in a God who loves her and a future established for her since before time began. Yet the devastation of Alice's life seems beyond even the touch of grace. A Prayer Unanswered is the fifth book in the historical family saga, The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy.