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Just in time for the 25th anniversary of her beloved and bestselling series, Jennifer Chiaverini welcomes readers back to Elm Creek Manor with a much-anticipated novel about friendship, perseverance, the power of collective memory, and the fascinating art of quilting.
About the Author
Jennifer Chiaverini is a New York Times bestselling author. She wrote the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin. About her historical fiction, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.”
In June 2004, quilt camp season is well underway when Summer Sullivan, the youngest of the founding Elm Creek Quilters, unexpectedly returns to the celebrated quilters’ retreat with worrisome news. After dedicating two years to earning a master’s in history at the University of Chicago, she’s struggling to complete her thesis. If she can’t finish before the fall semester begins, she won’t be able to continue into the doctoral program—and that will mean the end of her plans to become a college professor like her mother.
Summer hopes Elm Creek Manor will offer the creative inspiration she needs to overcome her writer’s block in time to graduate. She finds a welcome distraction in an ambitious project to raise funds to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. Her research skills and thorough understanding of the art and traditions of quilting make Summer the perfect candidate to take charge of the capital campaign’s centerpiece: an exhibit of antique quilts with historical significance. Encouraged by the Elm Creek Quilters, Summer embarks on a quest to find intriguing heirloom quilts and uncover their back stories. Yet while local quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, affronted local leaders demand that Summer remove all references to Waterford’s troubled past. As controversy threatens the exhibit’s success, Summer fears that her pursuit of the truth may cost the Waterford Historical Society their last chance to save Union Hall. Her only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause.
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