Jennifer Chiaveriniâs beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019âs The Christmas Boutique.Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a masterâs degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilterâs retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleaguesâand rightly so. Stymied by writerâs block, Summer hasnât finished her thesis, and she canât graduate until she does.Elm Creek Manor offers respite while Summer struggles to meet her extended deadline. She finds welcome distraction in organizing an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. But Summerâs research uncovers startling facts about Waterfordâs past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present.As Summerâs work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterfordâs troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibitâs success, Summer fears that her pursuit of the truth might cost the Waterford Historical Society their last chance to save Union Hall. Her only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause.The Museum of Lost Quilts is a warm and deeply moving story about the power of collective memory. With every fascinating quilt she studies, Summer finds her passion for history renewedâand discovers a promising new future for herself.
Jennifer Chiaveriniâs beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019âs The Christmas Boutique.Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a masterâs degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilterâs retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleaguesâand rightly so. Stymied by writerâs block, Summer hasnât finished her thesis, and she canât graduate until she does.Elm Creek Manor offers respite while Summer struggles to meet her extended deadline. She finds welcome distraction in organizing an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. But Summerâs research uncovers startling facts about Waterfordâs past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present.As Summerâs work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterfordâs troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibitâs success, Summer fears that her pursuit of the truth might cost the Waterford Historical Society their last chance to save Union Hall. Her only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause.The Museum of Lost Quilts is a warm and deeply moving story about the power of collective memory. With every fascinating quilt she studies, Summer finds her passion for history renewedâand discovers a promising new future for herself.
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