Review: 11 Great Short Stories
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
I loved all of these short stories. When I began to read the book, I was amazed by the variety of stories that took place in various locations, and at different historical times. I’d half expected some repetition in story lines and this was simply not the case. It was also curious, as well as clever, to link them through the topic of sewing. Ms Mallery also gives detailed descriptions of situations which drew me into each story with ease. If you read suspense and/or mystery books, I found these are well written and definitely worth a read.1. Sewing can be dangerous. Sasha is one brave girl. Her family travel across the sea to America where she is made to suffer at home and work. Eventually she despairs. Sewing really can be a dangerous thing.2. A Drunkards Path. Can anything be done about Deborah’s curse? A curse that has successfully travelled down her family line.3. Lettie’s Tale. Slave Beulah, much to her dismay, discovers her daughter Lettie is deaf.  It brings her mother great sadness when Lettie is forced to leave the owner’s house to work in the fields, but that type of work wasn’t meant to be. Quilting was to be Lettie’s role, although her job was so much more than sewing.4. The Comforter, Germany, World War II, Hans makes passports for the Jews and his wife helps to hide them, but can they really help those in danger?5. A Plague on both your houses – Mark and Lizzie come from two different sides of the street. When their two worlds collide, love is in the air, but can their relationship survive in a dog eat dog world.6. Border Windfalls – Jack is from a rich family and Peter comes from a hard working one. The two young men have a strained relationship at college, but some years later a friendship is struck, but can they really trust each other again?7. Emma at night –When Emma is taken to work for Lord and Lady Buckingham in their manor, her life is about to change. The manor will soon receive a royal visitor while danger lingers in the air.8. Murder she sewed – NYPD, Carla Del Riggio, visits Dr Rogette, and soon discovers that she has to take a leave of absence. Carla takes a much needed break on a cruise ship; however, it turns into a stormy ride.9. Precious gifts – it all started at the Washington Territory State Fair in 1872 with a sewing machine, and then an addiction, followed by a very unusual friendship.10. Lyla’s summer of love – Murder, a complicated affair, and a ‘trip’ the prof will never forget.11. Nightmare at four corners – Helen is bored and wants to return to journalism while her employee, Little Wind, wants her help.