The lost quilter
By: Jennifer Chiaverini
Edition: Doubleday large print home library ed.
Series: An Elm Creek quilts novel; Doubldeday large print home library; Doubldeday large print home library
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9781607516859
Subjects: Sylvia Compson (Fictitious character); Quilting; Genealogy; Quilts; Quiltmakers; Slaves; Fiction
Description: Master quilter Sylvia Compson discovers a stash of letters in the attic of Elm Creek Manor and traces a tale back to 1859. An escaped slave, Joanna, spent a brief period at Elm Creek Farm until she was captured and returned to bondage, leaving her son in the care of the Bergstrom family. If Sylvia is to determine the fate of Joanna and her son, she must rely on one important clue-- the meticulous heirloom quilt Joanna stitched and left behind.
Notes: Includes sketches of quilt blocks on lining papers.