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Marie Bostwick

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Marie Bostwick is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of uplifting historical and contemporary fiction. She lives in the state of Washington and travels frequently to sign books, speak to reading groups, and meet her readers. Keep up with Marie, her travels, new releases and lifestyle blog, Fiercely Marie, at www.mariebostwick.com. ...more

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	The Book Club for Troublesome Women 4.09 avg rating — 79,304 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Single Thread (Cobbled Court Quilts, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 8,199 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Restoration of Celia Fairchild 4.02 avg rating — 5,774 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thread of Truth (Cobbled Court Quilts, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 4,414 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Sister 3.87 avg rating — 4,078 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thread So Thin (Cobbled Court Quilts, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 3,714 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly 4.05 avg rating — 3,621 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threading the Needle (Cobbled Court Quilts, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 3,408 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Promise Girls 3.88 avg rating — 3,241 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ties That Bind (Cobbled Court Quilts, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 2,883 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I realized that I'd been comparing the inside of my life with the outside of everyone else's; measuring my own fortunes against the cheerful how-are-you-I'm-fine facade that people put on for each other.”
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“Between one breath and the next, your whole world can change. ”
― Marie Bostwick, A Single Thread

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“Novels force you to think—to make your own conclusions about characters and themes, and decide if they’re valid or relevant or true or good, or the opposite, or maybe somewhere in between. My”
― Marie Bostwick, The Book Club for Troublesome Women

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April BoTM Nominations: Sibling Relationships 1st poll~

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The Silent Sister

by Diane Chamberlain

16 votes, 25.0%

The Painted Girls

by Cathy Marie Buchanan

12 votes, 18.8%

The Ice Twins

by S.K. Tremayne

9 votes, 14.1%

Between Sisters

by Kristin Hannah

6 votes, 9.4%

The Second Sister

by Marie Bostwick

5 votes, 7.8%

In the Time of the Butterflies

by Julia Alvarez

4 votes, 6.3%

Two Brothers

by Ben Elton

4 votes, 6.3%

The Good Sister

by Drusilla Campbell

3 votes, 4.7%

Into the Forest

by Jean Hegland

3 votes, 4.7%

Sisters of Heart and Snow

by Margaret Dilloway

2 votes, 3.1%

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“The book didn't solve the problem but it did put a name to it. Shining a light that helped women who felt isolated and powerless find one another - and their voices. That has been the very start of every revolution.”
― Marie Bostwick, The Book Club for Troublesome Women

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“It's smart. It's what men do. Why do you think they join all those clubs —the Elks? The VFW? The Masons? Congress!" she cried. "To support one another, that's why. Why do you think they call them booster clubs? Because they're trying to boost each other over the wall or bend the rules in their favor, help the group.
If women stuck up for one another the way men do, this would be a very different world.”
― Marie Bostwick, The Book Club for Troublesome Women

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“The invisible fence of rules and mores that confined women to a small, carefully defined patch of human achievement impacted men as well, required them to carry the bulk of a family’s financial burden, even if it meant doing work they disliked.”
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“the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
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