num_pages: 324
description: Another season of Elm Creek Quilt Camp has come to a close and Bonnie Markham faces a bleak and lonely winter ahead with her quilt shop out of business and her divorce looming. A welcome escape comes when Claire a beloved college friend unexpectedly invites her to Maui to help launch an exciting new a quilters retreat set at a bed and breakfast amid the vibrant colors and balmy breezes of the Hawaiian Islands. Soon Bonnie finds herself looking out on sparkling waters and banyan trees planning quilting courses and learning the history and intricacies of Hawaiian quilting all the while helping Claire run the inn. As Bonnies adventure unfolds it quickly becomes clear that Claires new business isnt the only excitement in store for her. Her cheating soon-to-be ex-husband decides he wants her stake in Elm Creek Quilts which threatens not only her financial well-being but her dearest friendships as well. Luckily she has the artistic challenge of creating her own unique Hawaiian quilt pattern to distract herand new friends like Hinano Paoa owner of the N Mele Hawaii Music Shop who introduces Bonnie to the fascinating traditions of Hawaiian culture and reminds her that love can be found when and where you least expect it.
language: English
title: The Aloha Quilt
publisher: Simon & Schuster