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LocationOakland
StatusChecked Out
Call NoF CHI #22 ELM CREEK QUILTS
TitleThe museum of lost quilts / Jennifer Chiaverini.
AuthorChiaverini, Jennifer, author.
Barcode529076
CollectionLarge Print Fiction
SummarySummer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter’s retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues—and rightly so. Stymied by writer’s block, Summer hasn’t finished her thesis, and she can’t 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 Summer’s research uncovers startling facts about Waterford’s past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present. As Summer’s work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterford’s troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibit’s 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 renewed—and discovers a promising new future for herself.
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LocationStatusBarcodeCall NoCollectionShelf LocCirc Status
OaklandChecked Out529076F CHI #22 ELM CREEK QUILTSLarge Print FictionNew ShelfDue on 5/21/2024

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780063359789 (pbk.) : $32.00
International Standard Book Number 0063359782 (pbk.) : $32.00
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 813/.54 23/eng/20240417
Personal Name Chiaverini, Jennifer, author.
Title Statement The museum of lost quilts / Jennifer Chiaverini.
Edition Statement Large Print edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
Physical Description 469 p. (Lg print) softcover 23 cm.
Content Type text rdacontent
Media Type unmediated rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
Series Statement Elm Creek Quilts 22
Summary, Etc. Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter’s retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues—and rightly so. Stymied by writer’s block, Summer hasn’t finished her thesis, and she can’t 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 Summer’s research uncovers startling facts about Waterford’s past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present. As Summer’s work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterford’s troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibit’s 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 renewed—and discovers a promising new future for herself.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Quilting Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Women Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Quiltmakers Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Compson, Sylvia (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Large type book.
Index Term-Genre/Form Large print books. lcgft
Index Term-Genre/Form Novels. lcgft
Series Added Entry-Personal Name Chiaverini, Jennifer. Elm Creek quilts novel.