Journal Entry 1 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Thursday, February 19, 2009

In The Quilter's Legacy, a daughter's search for her mother's treasured heirlooms illuminates life in Manhattan and rural Pennsylvania at the turn of the last century.

When precious heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother turn up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson resolves to find them. From scant resources -- journal entries, receipts, and her own fading memories -- she pieces together clues, then queries quilting friends from around the world. When dozens of leads arrive via the Internet, Sylvia and her fiancé, Andrew, embark on a nationwide investigation of antiques shops and quilt museums.

Sylvia's quest leads her to unexpected places, where offers of assistance are not always what they seem. As the search continues, revelations surface about her mother, Eleanor Lockwood, who died in 1930, when Sylvia was only a child. Burdened with poor health and distant parents, Eleanor Lockwood defied her family by marrying for love. Far from her Manhattan home, she embraced her new life among the Bergstroms -- but although warmth and affection surrounded Eleanor at last, the Bergstroms could not escape the tragedies of their times.

As Sylvia recovers some of the missing quilts and accepts others as lost forever, she reflects on the woman her mother was and mourns the woman she never knew. For every daughter who has yearned to know the untold story of her mother's life, and for every mother who has longed to be heard, The Quilter's Legacy will resonate with heartfelt honesty as it reveals what tenuous connections bind the generations and celebrates the love that sustains them.
 

Journal Entry 2 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Saturday, April 11, 2009

Ah, delightful! I just enjoy these Chiaverini's books so much - they are so comfortable, just like quilts they tell about, and yet full of interesting events. These books make me smile, most of the time. 

Journal Entry 3 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa Finland on Thursday, April 16, 2009

Sending this to Savotar as a surprise-rabck! Enjoy! (ps. forgot to put the note/card inside the envelope with book, so it will be a total surprise for you then ..) 

Journal Entry 4 by Savotar from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Friday, April 17, 2009

Oh wow! Thank you so much, Chania! I thought this must be a bookring arriving (must be because my life is so hectic just now ;)) but it turned out to be a lovely RABCK! You made my day, Chania. :)