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Lover's Knot (Shenandoah Album #3)
by
Emilie Richards (Goodreads Author)
After narrowly escaping death, newspaper journalist Kendra Taylor retreats to a cabin nestled in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to heal and sort out her feelings about her troubled marriage. The land was bequeathed to her husband by a maternal grandmother he never knew, and the cabin has been abandoned for years. As she is welcomed into the rural community of Toms Brook, Ken...more
Hardcover, 541 pages
Published
July 1st 2006
by Mira Books
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Lover's Knot refers to a quilt left to Isaac by his unknown grandmother along with a country home in Toms Brook in the Shenendoah Valley (he was adopted by a cruel man as a young child). Isaac works for a nonprofit and is married to journalist Kendra. They both work too hard and their relationship is failing when Kendra is shot by a carjacker. She moves out to the cabin to restore herself and think about her marriage. While there, she begins to research the life of Isaac's grandmother, and finds...more
Enjoyable story, but again we have the protagonist who refused to listen to "the man/police officer" because no one is going to tell her what to do. Drives me nuts! But the story centers around a quilt shop, and, I will read the next in the series.
Again way too many mechanical errors in the book for my taste. This them there were partial sentences inserted into the middle of a word, sentences interrupted in the middle to be continued later on, repetition of sentences. Is there no such thing as a...more
Again way too many mechanical errors in the book for my taste. This them there were partial sentences inserted into the middle of a word, sentences interrupted in the middle to be continued later on, repetition of sentences. Is there no such thing as a...more
Loved this book, as good as the previous two in the series. Some of previous well loved characters. However the story of Kendra and Isaac was so engrossing that I wasn't pining for past characters. Loved the cat and dog! Ten and Rug! Liked the parallel of Isaac and Caleb and how Isaac was able to reach out to Caleb. One aspect I like about these books are that Emilie Richards includes flashbacks that do not seem intrusive, they are well placed and used. Thoroughly good read.
This continues the author's Shennadoah Valley series. While it has some overlap in characters from the previous books, it focuses on Kendra, the reporter from DC and her husband. As Kendra recuperates in the home willed to her husband by his grandmother that he never knew. She re-evaluates her life and she researches her husband's family history and discovers some mysterious clues in a heirloom quilt from his grandmother. Her husband was adopted and knows little about his family. This was a wond...more
Way better that just good. GREAT!! This book had it all. I little mystery, a little violence, little love, lots of misunderstanding. Sigh. So glad I read it.
This is the tale of a married couple who are having problems. The wife turns to a cabin on land that her husband inherited. Much of the book is about the grandmother who left her grandson a quilt and a cabin.
Gave me something to thing about. Imminent domain.
This is the tale of a married couple who are having problems. The wife turns to a cabin on land that her husband inherited. Much of the book is about the grandmother who left her grandson a quilt and a cabin.
Gave me something to thing about. Imminent domain.
Delightful novel which tugs at the heart. Set in modern time this story spans over 70 years drawing the reader back to simpler times, but the hard Appalachian era.
In the center of this story Leah is the one who leaves her grandson a cabin and a quilt.
I guarantee you will be caught up in the spider web of heartbreak, murder, insanity and a terrific ending.
If you care about our precious land read this one.
In the center of this story Leah is the one who leaves her grandson a cabin and a quilt.
I guarantee you will be caught up in the spider web of heartbreak, murder, insanity and a terrific ending.
If you care about our precious land read this one.
I was interested in the development of the Shenandoah Park, and the 'mystery' of the Lover's Knot quilt...quilting/handwork and nature are two of my favorite things, so this was a fun read for me....I really expected the 'bodies in the cave' to be more of a 'The English Patient" issue and less of what it was....matter of fact I was disappointed in the reveal of history. I liked my ideas better...
This is the 4th in the series that I've read. Unfortunately, I read the last one first, and it really was something of a spoiler alert. Still, since all of the books have similar elements, of course I knew that the couple would work stuff out.
I do like how she addresses some issues in a reasonably fair way. This time it was the issue of eminent domain, considering the rights of the landowners vs. the rights of the nation to protect wilderness.
I do like how she addresses some issues in a reasonably fair way. This time it was the issue of eminent domain, considering the rights of the landowners vs. the rights of the nation to protect wilderness.
I found Emilie Richards when she started writing mysteries (see some of my previous reviews) I enjoyed this book. It is well written, interesting. I like that there is not a lot of vulgar language. It is a long book, so don't plan to finish in a few hours. I am reading the next book about the same characters. I know there is one before this one, so I need to find that as well.
This is a wonderful story of the mystery of a Lovers Knot Quilt. Very well written and very interresting. I want to read more of her books.
The background story is about the Applachians and how they were forced to give up their land in the 1930's for Shenandoah national park. I believe it's the first "eminent domain" case in the U.S. The title is misleading, it's not a romance novel, it's in reference to quilting, in which Kendra, the main character, is trying to find the origin of a quilt that w...more
The background story is about the Applachians and how they were forced to give up their land in the 1930's for Shenandoah national park. I believe it's the first "eminent domain" case in the U.S. The title is misleading, it's not a romance novel, it's in reference to quilting, in which Kendra, the main character, is trying to find the origin of a quilt that w...more
This is a book in the Shanandoah series by Emilie Richards. The books are not earth-shaking or life changing, but I enjoy them. They all share the same characters, but each book focuses on a different family in the Tomsbrook area. Each of the books reads like a Hallmark movie, but then again, I like Hallmark movies. This one had a mystery involved, which was a nice twist.
The troubles in Kendra and Tom's marriage percolate to the surface after Kendra is shot by a carjacker and she retreats to the mountain cabin Tom's grandmother left him. Though most of the story focuses on the modern day story, there are significant (but engrossing) flashbacks to the 1930's that tell his grandmother's story. That's where the mystery in the book resides, and as Kendra's research begins to piece together the puzzle, she and her husband begin to find themselves solving their own pr...more
I really enjoyed Kendra Taylor and all the changes she went through in this book. Then the secrets that were uncovered as she searched her husband Isaac's familie history showed why I am trying to trace my ancestors even though my lineage won't be as exciting as his was.
Wonderful read in this Shenandoah Album series,so glad I took this series from my TBR mountain!!
Wonderful read in this Shenandoah Album series,so glad I took this series from my TBR mountain!!
A very enjoyable book. Easy to read with just the right mix of history and present. I did find the historical aspects of the Shenandoah National park fascinating and plan to investigate. She did an excellent job of weaving the two story lines together.
I happened across this book title as the name of a quilt block. The characters drew me in right away and I was invested in their lives. I liked how Emilie Richards goes back in time to enhance the story and include more history. This was a delightful read.
Really enjoyed this story that included some history of the Shenandoah Valley. Learned some surprising things about early conservation efforts. I liked the character development and the mystery surrounding this family's history.
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This was a good story, with a bit of mystery and some lessons in finding yourself. I liked it, and this author has a couple more in this series. They don't have to be read in order, they just have some overlapping characters.
The third book in Emile Richards' Shenandoah Album series is called Lover's Knot. It is set in the same town as the others and Helen, Sam and Elisa make appearances. A quilt is at the center of the plot. This story is about Kendra an invstigative reporter for the Washington Post who is shot one night in the city and comes out to a home her husband inherited to recover. Her body needs healing and so does her marriage. A quilt her husband inherited leads her on a search for his roots. She learns t...more
I was initially attracted to the picture of the quilt on the cover. And even though the quilt had a part in the book, it was more about a family history, as well as the repairing of a marriage that is hanging by a thread.
Third in the Shenandoah series and one of my favorites. An engaging story of a woman recovering from a serious injury tries to make sense of her life while she researches the history behind a family quilt. One of my favorites.
Wonderful book. Loved the history and the quilt tie-in didn't seem contrived at all. I really enjoy how Emilie Richards ties social issues in with her stories. It makes the stories intense, but a really great read.
This is the second time I have read this book. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it. Lover's Knot is a quilting stitch. This book has sweet romance, forgivness, understandin ones self and a great family mystery.
Very good book. It was the third book in the Shenandoah Album series. This book is about Kendra and Isaac Taylor. They inherited an old cabin of Leah's, Isaac's grandmother. They research her life. So good.
Kept me guessing (I was mostly wrong), geuinely likeable characters, wonderful history, and hilarious animals (Dusty the Rug and Ten the Psychopath)...can't wait to read the rest of the series. Thanks to my Mom for recommending this book and not telling me what it was about!
Wonderful! Family relationships and some history intertwined. Learn about mountain people who were displaced to make way for a National Park in Virginia. I can't wait to read more books by Emilie Richards.
Wonderful book. Loved the history and the quilt tie-in didn't seem contrived at all. I really enjoy how Emilie Richards ties social issues in with her stories. It makes the stories intense, but a really great read.
Kendra and Isaac learn the story of Isaac's birth family and their home in the mountains of Virginia, which was taken by the state to form a state park. Enjoyable read.
Other people are enthused about quilts and quilting yet have no talent. This quilt and the Shenandoah Valley bring Kendra and Issac to a much better understanding.
This is a book that, from the description, I did not expect to like. Instead, I could not put it down and loved every second of it. Will look for more in the series and by this author.
I love this whole series. It is a mix of current and historical fiction. I learn something from interesting from the past in each of these books.
I also enjoy the history behind each of the quilts so named in the title.
I also enjoy the history behind each of the quilts so named in the title.
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I've lived all over the country, and right now I'm a vagabond, along with my husband, searching for the next place to move. Florida seems to be taking the lead, the state where both is us were raised and met. I'm an avid gar...more
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