About Quilts of Love: Quilts tell stories of love and loss, hope and faith, tradition and new beginnings. The Quilts of Love
series
focuses on the women who quilted all of these things into their family
histories. A new book releases each month and features contemporary and
historical romances as well as women's fiction and the occasional light
mystery. You will be drawn into the endearing characters of this series
and be touched by their stories.
About the book: A baby quilt touches many hearts as it travels from family-to-family and through generations.
After
the end of World War II, Clara Kirkpatrick returns from the Women's Army
Corp to deliver a dying soldier's last wishes: convey his love to his
young widow, Mattie, with apologies for the missed life they had planned
to share.
Struggling with her own post-war trauma, Clara thinks she's not prepared to handle the grief of this broken family. Yet upon meeting Mattie, and receiving a baby quilt that will never cuddle the soldier's baby, Clara vows to honor the sacrifices that family made.
Struggling with her own post-war trauma, Clara thinks she's not prepared to handle the grief of this broken family. Yet upon meeting Mattie, and receiving a baby quilt that will never cuddle the soldier's baby, Clara vows to honor the sacrifices that family made.
Now a
labor and delivery nurse in her rural hometown, Clara wraps each new
babe in the gifted quilt and later stitches the child's name into the
cloth. As each new child is welcomed by the quilt, Clara begins to
wonder whatever happened to Mattie---and if her own life would ever
experience the love of a newborn. Little does she know that she will
have the opportunity to re-gift the special quilt---years later and
carrying even greater significance than when it was first bestowed.
Learn more about this book and the series at the Quilts of Love website.
Learn more about this book and the series at the Quilts of Love website.
My review: This was such a touching, enjoyable story! I loved that the story's written as if Clara is telling her story to her family and moves between the 1940's and '50s and 2000. Her life was incredibly interesting, from being a nurse in France during World War II to delivering babies to deciding to help grieving mothers with the quilt as she raises her family. She struggled with understanding her parents and being afraid of losing someone you love and wanting to do something to make a difference, feelings I think a lot of people can relate to. She was easy to like and admire. I also liked being able to see what her life was like all those years later. She had a sweet and unique love story with her husband; he was an incredible guy, too. I found my eyes filling with tears a few times during touching moments in the story. It was wonderful watching Clara grow in her faith as she struggled with understanding suffering and life until you see her strong faith and wisdom in her later years. I definitely recommend getting this very enjoyable first novel from Wierenga and hopefully she'll write many more!
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an honest review.
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About the Author: Emily Wierenga is a former editor, ghostwriter, freelance writer and staff journalist, a monthly columnist for The Christian Courier, and the author of Save My Children (Castle Quay Books, 2008), Chasing Silhouettes (Ampelon Publishing, 2012) and Mom in the Mirror (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013). Emily resides in Alberta, Canada. This is her first novel.
About the Author: Emily Wierenga is a former editor, ghostwriter, freelance writer and staff journalist, a monthly columnist for The Christian Courier, and the author of Save My Children (Castle Quay Books, 2008), Chasing Silhouettes (Ampelon Publishing, 2012) and Mom in the Mirror (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013). Emily resides in Alberta, Canada. This is her first novel.
Learn more about Emily at: http://www.emilywierenga.com
Emily is celebrating the release of her debut novel with a "Women Helping Women" shopping spree giveaway.
One winner will receive:
- $200 to spend at Emily's favorite shops, Noonday Collection & Vibella (Click through to learn more about how these companies exist to make a difference in the lives of women!)
- A Promise in Pieces by Emily Wierenga
- A Stitch and a Prayer by Eva Gibson
- Rival Hearts by Tara Randel
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