Jennifer Chiaverini is a New York Times bestselling author celebrated for her acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. Her historical fiction captures fascinating stories, delving into the very texture of women's lives across different social strata and races during perilous times. These novels are noted for their ability to immerse readers in past eras, offering profound insights into the female experience. Chiaverini's distinctive narrative style brings history to life with compelling depth and authentic detail.
The novel continues the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, weaving together themes of quilting, family, community, and history. Jennifer Chiaverini explores the connections between these elements, celebrating the art of quilting as a means of storytelling and preserving heritage. Readers can expect a heartfelt narrative that highlights the importance of relationships and the shared experiences that bind people together through generations.
Exploring the power of collective memory, the narrative follows Summer as she delves into the rich history behind each quilt she encounters. This journey not only rekindles her passion for the past but also leads her to envision a hopeful future. The story weaves together themes of heritage, personal growth, and the emotional connections that fabric can embody, creating a deeply moving experience.
Set against the backdrop of World War I, this novel highlights the brave women known as "munitionettes" who worked in Britain's arsenals, building bombs and facing perilous conditions. As they contribute to the war effort, they also form strong bonds of friendship and resilience, finding joy and empowerment through soccer. Blending historical events with themes of camaraderie and courage, the story celebrates the unsung heroines of the era.
Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them.More than 7,600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a switchboard instructor with AT&T; and an alumna of Barnard College;
Jennifer Chiaverini of the Elm Creek Quilts series shares a new 100-block sampler quilt pattern inspired by her best-selling novel! Step-by-step instructions to traditionally piece or foundation piece blocks.
Inspired by actual events, this novel offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history that follows three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote. Alice Paul returns to New Jersey after several years on the front lines of the suffrage movement in Great Britain, determined to invigorate the stagnant suffrage movement in her homeland. Nine states have already granted women voting rights, but only a constitutional amendment will secure the vote for all. She organizes a procession down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, the day before the inauguration of President-elect Woodrow Wilson, a firm antisuffragist. Joining the march is Maud Malone, librarian and advocate for women's and workers' rights. Civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett resolves that women of color must also be included in the march-- and the proposed amendment. On March 3, 1913 the march commences, but police allow crowds of belligerent men to block the parade route, assaulting the marchers and endangering not only the success of the demonstration but the women's very lives. -- adapted from jacket
In 1875, Elizabeth Todd Edwards is shocked to learn her estranged sister, Mary Todd Lincoln, has tried to take her own life. This event causes Elizabeth to look back on her fraught relationship with her famous sister.
When wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the town Christmas boutique, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson hosts the event at her ancestral family estate, along with the other members of the Elm Creek Quilters club
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work--but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weiss, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime. For years, Mildred's network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. Estranged from Ada's father, who was infamously “mad, bad, and dangerous to know,” Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science. Any troubling spark of imagination--or worse yet, passion or poetry--is promptly extinguished. Or so her mother believes. When Ada is introduced into London society as a highly eligible young heiress, she at last discovers the intellectual and social circles she has craved all her life. Little does she realize that her delightful new friendship with inventor Charles Babbage--brilliant, charming, and occasionally curmudgeonly--will shape her destiny
