Enter a historic Nebraskan prison where
three women find betrayal, love, and ultimate truth. Jane Prescott is
serving a ten-year sentence for murder. Can a broken spirit be healed
behind bars? Matron Mamie Dawson feels called to help the wounded women
in her charge. Will a guard's attentions keep her from her mission?
Warden's wife Ellen Sullivan has changed her preconceptions about these
female prisoners. Will it be enough to save her from a life-or-death
situation? Will the cryptic quilt connecting their lives expose the
truth of one woman's past and ensure a better future for them all?
Read Chapter 1 here:
http://www.barbourbooks.com/product/Key-on-the-Quilt,8925.aspx?Tab=Books&sj=789
My Review:
This story follows three main characters, Jane Prescott, Mamie Dawson, and Ellen Sullivan, as they find friendship goes beyond circumstance.
I liked this story of forgiveness and acceptance as each learned their value beyond what was seen. I had two favorite minor characters. The first kept popping up throughout the story to be the reconciliator and clarifier of truth in the person of Dr. Max Zimmer. He opens the story, closes it, and fills it in in-between. Definitely, Jane's sweet daughter Rose deserves her own story! She has shown maturity beyond her years as she grows to love within revealed truth that will change her life forever.
The monotony of sameness of every day is strengthened by the resolve of each person as they enrich each other just by being who they are. Can we do this and set differences aside? I liked the writing of the author and look forward to the continued stories in this Chronicle series. Being a quilter myself drew me to this story. I received this book in the mail just before my husband and I were on our way to our family in another state. We stopped at an antique store and I bought an old quilting magazine. Getting back in the car to continue on our long day's drive, I opened the magazine and... the exact same quilt pattern on the back of the book was inside!
I want to thank Barbour Publishing for sending me a print copy of The Key on the Quilt that I was able to take with me on our trip. This review is in my own words. I enjoyed this book and will think on it and its principles long after reading the last page.
This one sounds good Kathleen! Can't wait to read it. I was telling my friend Sue about it. She's always looking for good books to read too. I told her to check your blog out!!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! Sue just commented on a music CD I reviewed this evening. Because I quilt, this series caught my eye. Looking forward to the next book due out in September; The Shadow on the Quilt. Historical Fiction is my favorite. Thank you for popping in!! Good to hear from you, Linda! Kathleen
DeleteI am so thrilled to find a quilter who is enjoying this book ... I've wanted to write "quilt stories" for so long ... and I'm delighted to be able to do it ... thank you for your kind words! The Shadow on the Quilt and A Patchwork Christmas release this fall ... blesings and happy stitching.
ReplyDeleteImagine my surprise when Courthouse Steps was in the old quilting magazine I had bought matching the back cover of your book! I look forward to reading your further stories, as you know, your characters are still walking around!! Kathleen
DeleteThose kinds of "serendipities" happen all the time with quilts. At least it seems to me that they do. Sometimes it's as if the quilts are really talking. But then I play with imaginary friends for a living, so ... perhaps it's just another facet of the insanity.
ReplyDeleteI would like to reproduce an underground railroad quilt. I was surprised too when I typed the last part of my sentence above. They just took over, lol.
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