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The Cross-Country Quilters (original 2001; edition 2002)

by Jennifer Chiaverini

Series: Elm Creek Quilts (3)

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Follows the Cross Country Quilters, a group of five friends, on their quest to complete the "challenge quilt" that is symbolic of each woman's personal goals.
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Title:The Cross-Country Quilters
Authors:Jennifer Chiaverini
Info:Plume (2002), Paperback, 368 pages
Collections:Literature, fiction, Your library
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The Cross-Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini (2001)

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This book is easy reading about a craft I admire from a far. It's also about friends hips and family relationships. The conflicts and within these relationships seem real; the resolutions seem plausible.
"...a carpenter taught me it's possible to transform your life even when all manner of obstacles are placed before you." (p.355) observed one character. And the group of quilting friends support and encourage each other as they piece together their "challenge" quilt. Brava! ( )
  Chrissylou62 | Apr 11, 2024 |
This is the second book of this series I have read and it was also very enjoyable to read, this one while on vacation. These books are gentler stories which are a pleasure to read. I hope to read the rest of them. ( )
  Wren73 | Mar 4, 2022 |
Third book in a series. Needed an editor. Needed a copy editor, too. I counted at least three Capital “A”s missing. Maybe 4. Three of them were the beginnings of the name Adam. My first clue was when the sentence began “dam” did or said such-and-so. The second clue was when a different sentence began “res” said blah blah. Ares, the agent...

But the really sad piece of writing that deserved a decent editor was that surrounding the character of Grace, who was attempting to deal with MS. This should have been one of the strongest segments of the book, but was ruined because suddenly, with no introduction, after spending a full week at Quilt Camp with the character, we are told Grace is African American. What a great idea—but how poorly executed. Flash forward three or four scenes, and we find out that although Grace should be used to being stared at because she is Black, she can’t handle being stared at because she uses Canada braces. It really seems like having this powerful character was mashed up with a person of color as an afterthought—perhaps 5 minutes before the book went to the printer. Shame on Simon & Schuster! ( )
  kaulsu | Jan 24, 2019 |
Another good edition to the Quilter series. ( )
  PleasantHome | Oct 23, 2016 |
For someone who doesn't quilt, I am really enjoying this series. Another great read! ( )
  olegalCA | Dec 9, 2014 |
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