I found this book at Deseret Industries. It sounded good so I brought it home. Once I started it I couldn't put it down! Finished over the weekend we were at the cabin. It's told from the viewpoint of a runaway slave and how she quilted the "map" back to the place where she had runaway and given birth to her white master's baby. She was recaptured but they didn't know about her baby. The family that hid her kept the baby as their own. It was an amazing story and I realize that I don't know as much about slavery and the civil war as I ought to. I cannot believe that people treated other people in such ways, and really, didn't think of them as humans. Yet they fix their meals, suckle their babies, and the house slaves even dress and undress the masters/wives and do their hair! It was an incredible read and now that I see there are other books by this author (series?) I will be looking for them! This is a compelling story, historical fiction ... of a slave during the years just preceding and at the beginning of the Civil War. It is remarkable to realize in yet another way how horribly the slaves were treated, even by the "kind" masters. It is a story of courage, and hope, a realistic view of a horrible time in America's history. Sewn together like the lovely quilt the Joanna is making, the book weaves the stories of the slaves, their masters and mistresses, and the Quaker friends who helped them. Beautifully told and historically accurate.
What do You think about The Lost Quilter (2009)?
A painful yet triumphant glimpse into the life of a slave. Really good book!
—Jennyr475
Definitely one of Jennifer Chiaverini's best stories - in this series!
—evgenijadark
Good story with a lot of history woven into the story.
—nomandhaka192
