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| Title | : | The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts #7) |
| Author | : | Jennifer Chiaverini |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | January 18th 2006 by Simon Schuster (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Crafts. Quilting |
Jennifer Chiaverini
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 4.07 | 5294 Users | 395 Reviews
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With Jennifer Chiaverini's trademark historical suspense, The Sugar Camp Quilt blends danger, courage, and romance into a novel of antebellum America.History is thick with secrets in The Sugar Camp Quilt, seventh in the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series from bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini. Set in Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years leading up to the Civil War, the novel follows Dorothea Granger's passage from innocence to wisdom against the harrowing backdrop of the American struggle over slavery. She discovers that a quilt she has stitched for her uncle Jacob with five unusual patterns of his own design contains hidden clues to guide runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad. The heroic journey she undertakes leads to revelations about her own courage and resourcefulness—newfound qualities that may win her the heart of the best man she has ever known.
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| Original Title: | The Sugar Camp Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel |
| ISBN: | 0743260198 (ISBN13: 9780743260190) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Elm Creek Quilts #7 |
| Setting: | United States of America |
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Ratings: 4.07 From 5294 Users | 395 ReviewsArticle Of Books The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts #7)
This was one of Jennifer Chiaverini's finest books! There is not a mention of Sylvia or the other Elm Creek people. This is set entirely right before the Civil War in Creek Crossing (which later will become Waterford). Dorothea Granger has been asked by her irascible uncle to make a quilt which exacting pattern is unconventional. Later we find out, after her uncle's death,that the quilt is actually a map for runaway slaves to find their way to the next station on their way North to freedom.You might also enjoy:Fiction✱ Lowcountry Spirit✱ The StorycatcherNonfiction✱ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
I don't know what it is... if a book tells me it's an adaptation of an older, more well-known story, I enjoy it. It's fun to look for the elements of the original and see how they've been adapted. When the book doesn't do that, it just feels like a rip-off.Take "Pride and Prejudice." Move it about 40 years forward and a couple thousand miles across the Atlantic, axe out pretty much everyone except Darcy, Wickham and Elizabeth and you've got "The Sugar Camp Quilt."It is not an entirely felicitous
This book contains a backstory to fill in the story of a character from her previous book "The Runaway Quilt". That was one of my favorites, but I think I like this one even better because it does not jump back and forth from present day to the historical tale. This book is a great read alone, but I would recommend also reading "The Runaway Quilt" because the two stories intermingle so well. I love historical fiction and this book did not disappoint.
See my review and others here: http://onceuponatime-bookblog.blogspo...3 1/2 starsThe seventh book the the "Elm Creek Series" takes place in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania. It focuses on Dorothea - who later became involved with Sylvia's family - and her role in the Underground Railroad and building a library for what eventually becomes Elm Creek.
*Part of a series, but absolutely readable as a stand-alone.*The Sugar Camp Quilt was a little slow-moving, but since I was listening to the audio book while driving, over a period of several weeks, I didn't mind that. Dorothea's character, while not the most well-rounded I've ever read about, was easy to like and to root for. Unlike some of the previous novels in the Elm Creek Quilts series, there was just one protagonist to keep track of and I appreciated that.Pros: spunky but not obnoxious
If I could give 3 1/2 stars I would. I enjoyed this book. It is historical fiction based in Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania before the Civil War. Dorothea is the main character. She is strong-willed, passionate, and loves to learn. She learns that not everyone in her town feels the same way about abolishing slavery as her family. As always with Chiaverini's books, there is a quilt tied into the story line (no pun intended!).
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