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The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) (original 2005; edition 2005)

by Jennifer Chiaverini

Series: Elm Creek Quilts (7)

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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 resourcefulnessâ??newfound qualities that may win her the heart of the best man she has ever known.… (more)

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Title:The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7)
Authors:Jennifer Chiaverini
Info:Simon & Schuster (2005), Edition: Large Print, Hardcover
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Second book in a fortnight (3rd in 2 months) dealing with a side of slavery. Whilst this is #7 in the Elm Creek series, I didn ( )
  nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |
I made it through 3 discs and this story just didn't catch my attention. I like the Elm Creek Quilter ladies stories better. ( )
  cubsfan3410 | Sep 1, 2018 |
Unsteady start with stilted dialogue and cliched situations but Chiaverini eventually got into her stride and it turned out to be an intriguing and thought provoking read. ( )
  RoseyEm | Jul 14, 2016 |
Excellent addition to series. I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery. ( )
  rwilliams2911 | Jun 21, 2016 |
This series is a bit repetitive and predictable. But they are still fun reads. ( )
  KamGeb | Jan 29, 2014 |
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In memory of my father, Nicholas Robert Neidenbach, who left us too soonto read any of my books but knew I would write them someday.
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"Abel Wright intends to purchase his wife's freedom before the month is out," Dorothea's father said to Uncle Jacob.
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Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

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 resourcefulnessâ??newfound qualities that may win her the heart of the best man she has ever known.

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