Another book about the Elm Creek Quilters novel. I keep reading these, because one or two have been good, but they often disappoint. This one goes back and forth from the current day, when the ECQ are waiting for two of their members to move on. As each woman reflects on what quilting has meant in their life you find out why they quilt and how they started.
The characters are more "types" than actual people. If the author writes one more paragraph about how all the quilt campers find "friendship, acceptance and time to just BE" while at quilt camp, this Gentle Reader will throw up.
An example from page 31 of the hardback:
"One common thread joined all the women who came to Elm Creek Manor. Those who had given so much of themselves and their lives caring for others-children, husbands, aging parents-were now taking time to care for themselves, nourish their own souls. As the night darkened around them, the cornerstone patio was silent but for the murmuring of quiet voices and the song of crickets...."
Well, I'm a quilter and that paragraph and many others like it still made me feel sick to my stomach.
C- for excess sentimentality.