What do You think about The Quilter's Legacy (2004)?
If I could give it 3 1/2 stars I would. This book consists of 2 stories. One of Sylvia and her search for her mother's missing quilts and the conflict that her soon-to-be step-children and her pending marriage. The second follows the story of her mother specifically around the time of each of her quilts. I thoroughly enjoyed the Eleanor story line. I just loved the characters the timeline, the connection with history, etc. The more modern story of Sylvia, I didn't enjoy as much. I thought the conversation more forced the conflict over the marriage silly, and Sylvia's lack of desire to plan a wedding (even at her age) somewhat unbelievable. (I have never known a woman, even one on her third wedding, to think it silliness to plan for it and talk about it and be excited.)Overall it was an enjoyable book. The Eleanor storyline, especially, kept drawing me back to the book and I was sorry to see it end.
—Stacia
Sylvia, a woman in her mid to late fifties, is out to find all of the quilts her mother made as a young woman that Sylvia's younger sister sold off. With her aged fiancé Andrew in tow, she goes around the US tracking each one down. As she searches, her mother (and father's) tale is told in flashbacks. Their part of the story is the only reason I continued to listen to the CD (although just barely as the reader was horrible). I listened to this mostly while driving back and forth to my parent's house (checking up on it while they were in FL for the winter). I probably wouldn't have finished it if I had been reading it. But , if you are interested in quilting, you might find it more enjoyable than I did.I had no idea this was a series of books, either. I definitely am not interested in reading any more of them!
—Empress5150
The tenth entry in the Elm Creek Quilts series is a good "beach read". If you are already a fan of the Elm Creek Quilts books, then you will like this one.There is an interesting duo storyline that eventually intersects. If you are looking for the quilt-making details from the other books, you won't find that here. The quilt motif is mainly used as a thread that binds the two stories together.There is a "soap opera" feel to the story with the characters more or less predictable in action and word but with enough unexpected twists that keep the reader engaged.I have read the other Elm Creek books with my favorites being the first in the series, The Quilter's Apprentice and The Cross-Country Quilters. The first mainly because as a part-time crafter, the quilting details intrigued me and the other because the characters were a bit more engaging.I guess I must like the series as I keep reading them! Not the deepest read ever but an entertaining, light easy read.
—Dianne
