false 19413 7 A Roaring Twenties adventure unfolds in Jennifer Chiaverini's latest bestselling Elm Creek Quilts novel, another in "a series that neatly stitches together social drama and the art of quilting" (<I>Library Journal</i>).<P><P>Newly wed in a festive yet poignant ceremony at Elm Creek Manor, bride Elizabeth Nelson takes leave of her ancestral Pennsylvania home. Setting off with her husband, Henry, on the adventure of a lifetime, Elizabeth packs the couple's trunk with more than the wedding quilts she envisions them dreaming beneath every night of their married lives. They are landowners who hold the deed to Triumph Ranch, 120 acres of prime California soil located in the Arboles Valley, north of Los Angeles. <P><P>"Triumph Ranch," says Mae, a traveling companion whom Elizabeth has let in on the promise of the Nelsons' bright future. "That sounds like a sure thing." But in a cruel reversal of fortune, the Nelsons arrive to the news that they've been had, and they are left suddenly, irrevocably penniless. <P><P>They are hired as hands at the farm they thought they owned, and Henry struggles mightily with his pride. Yet clever, feisty Elizabeth -- drawing on her share of the Bergstrom women's inherent economy and resilience -- vows to defy fate through sheer force of will. As her life intertwines with Rosa Diaz Barclay, native to the Arboles Valley and a fellow quilter, their blossoming friendship sheds light on many secrets that have kept each of them and their families from their rightful homes. <P><P>In the cabin where Henry and Elizabeth are living on Triumph Ranch, Elizabeth discovers quilts belonging to Rosa's mother, and in their exquisite patterns recognizes a misplaced legacy of love, land, and family. But her newfound understanding of the burden of loss that Rosa shares with the mysterious Lars Jorgensen places her in mortal danger. Only by stitching the rift between the past and the future can the inhabitants of Triumph Ranch hope to live in peace alongside history.<P><P> 1853288 book 10 4 2007 The Quilter's Homecoming: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Elm Creek Quilts Novels) total:607|5:146|4:244|3:187|2:26|1:4| 607 2323 843 80 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 2 1 false Tue Jan 22 19:45:46 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 12:12:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 04:37:10 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 01:13:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 04:47:57 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 06:29:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:13:36 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:26:40 -0700 2009 The Quilter's Homecoming, is set in the Roaring Twenties, though I felt like there was only a small flavor of that time period in the story. At first I wasn't liking this novel as much as some of Chiaverini's others, I thin...more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 20:05:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 20:08:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:20:56 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 12:29:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 05:44:44 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 05:51:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 21 18:33:54 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 18:37:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Sat Dec 29 18:12:12 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 25 15:58:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 18:54:07 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 19:17:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:23:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:25:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Tue Jan 27 19:04:35 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 19:04:35 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 5 0 false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 12:48:59 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 12:54:22 -0700 2008
anyway, what a phenominal story, as her others have been so far! i loved the way she woven in the past w/ the present. i also loved the lessons weav...more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Thu Nov 26 20:02:58 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 20:04:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:14:02 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:17:19 -0800 2009 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 4 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:49:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 20:52:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 829426 1428147810 9781428147812 6 3 3.83 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178739493m/829426.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829426.The_Quilters_Homecoming 3 0 false Fri Jan 04 19:01:04 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 23 11:29:27 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 16:36:31 -0800 2007
This book is set in southern California, not Pennsylvania. Sylvia is a petulant child here -- series follow...more...]]> 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 3 0 false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:04:56 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:10:01 -0700 2009 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 08 11:38:02 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:48:38 -0700 2009 1 19413 0743260228 9780743260220 562 71 3.83 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19413.The_Quilter_s_Homecoming 5 0 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:10:14 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:12:18 -0700 2009 This is a really fun book about a girl who goes to California with her new husband in 1925. He loses his entire inheritance to a swindler and they have to work as farm hands. She is a very brave, traditional wife.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=19413