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Jennifer Chiaverini

    Jennifer Chiaverini ist eine New York Times-Bestsellerautorin, die für ihre gefeierten historischen Romane und die beliebte Reihe Elm Creek Quilts bekannt ist. Ihre historische Fiktion erzählt faszinierende Geschichten und dringt tief in die Beschaffenheit des Lebens von Frauen verschiedener sozialer Schichten und Ethnien in gefährlichen Zeiten ein. Diese Romane werden für ihre Fähigkeit geschätzt, den Leser in vergangene Epochen eintauchen zu lassen und tiefe Einblicke in die weibliche Erfahrung zu bieten. Chiaverinis unverwechselbarer Erzählstil erweckt die Geschichte mit fesselnder Tiefe und authentischen Details zum Leben.

    Harriet's Journey from Elm Creek Quilts
    A Quilter's Holiday. An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
    The Aloha Quilt
    An Elm Creek Quilts Album: Three Novels in the Popular Series
    Der Neujahrs-Quilt
    Der Weihnachtsquilt
    • Eine wundervolle Weihnachtsüberraschung erwartet die Gäste in diesem Jahr in Elm Creek: Sylvia Compson und Andrew Cooper geben sich das Jawort. Doch liegt ein Schatten über ihrem Glück, denn Andrews Kinder, insbesondere seine Tochter Amy, verweigern ihren Segen. Und so begibt sich das frisch vermählte Paar mit einem ganz besonderen Geschenk auf den Weg zu Amy: ein Quilt, der sie davor bewahren soll, denselben Fehler zu begehen wie Sylvia vor so vielen Jahren.

      Der Neujahrs-Quilt
    • The collection features three interconnected novels that explore the lives of quilters, weaving together themes of family, heritage, and the art of quilting. In "The Runaway Quilt," a journey unfolds as characters confront their pasts. "The Quilter's Legacy" delves into the importance of preserving traditions, while "The Master Quilter" highlights the challenges and triumphs of a master artisan. Together, these stories celebrate the bonds formed through creativity and the enduring power of storytelling within the quilting community.

      An Elm Creek Quilts Album: Three Novels in the Popular Series
    • Bonnie's quilting shop goes out of business just as her divorce approaches. But Bonnie gets a chance to escape when her old friend Claire invites her to Hawaii to help launch a new quilter's retreat at a charming bed and breakfast.

      The Aloha Quilt
    • For the Elm Creek Quilters, the day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the quilting season, a time to gather at Elm Creek Manor and spend the day stitching holiday gifts for loved ones. On this quilter.s holiday, Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom has invited her friends to continue an old family tradition of sewing quilt blocks representing their thankfulness and gratitude. As each quilter explains the significance of her carefully chosen block, stories of love and longing for family and friends emerge

      A Quilter's Holiday. An Elm Creek Quilts Novel
    • Jennifer Chiaverini of the Elm Creek Quilts series shares a new 100-block sampler quilt pattern inspired by her best-selling novel! Step-by-step instructions to traditionally piece or foundation piece blocks.

      Harriet's Journey from Elm Creek Quilts
    • The New Year's Quilttells the story of how Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson and her beloved, Andrew Cooper, celebrate their first holiday season as husband and wife. Not content to rest at home by the fire, they set out on a journey across the snow-covered fields of Pennsylvania. Their destination is Connecticut, and the home of Andrew's daughter Amy Sylvia hopes to win over her new daughter-in-law through the lessons that quilting reveals about the bonds of love and family. As a gift for Amy, she undertakes a quilt titled New Year s Reflections, whose blocks represent the holiday traditions of Elm Creek Manor. As she stitches the blocks, memories of a lifetime come flooding back, along with words of wisdom meant to celebrate the achievements of generations past and create hope for the future.

      The New Year's Quilt
    • New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with a Prohibition-era novel about one woman’s journey to save her family—and herself With the nation in the throes of Prohibition, Rosa Diaz Barclay unwittingly discovers that her husband, John, has given over the duties of their Southern California rye farm in favor of armed bootlegging. Fearing the safety of her four beloved children, Rosa flees, with little more than a suitcase filled with John’s ill-gotten gains and her heirloom quilts. Accompanying her is Lars, a good but flawed man who is the mother of two of her children. Under assumed names, Lars and Rosa hire on at a Sonoma County vineyard, seeking not only refuge from danger, but convalescence for two of the children, who suffer from a mysterious wasting disease. The devotion of the Italian-American community to the craft of viticulture inspires Rosa to acquire a vineyard of her own, even as she discovers firsthand its inherent hardships and dangers winemakers face in such turbulent times.

      Sonoma Rose
    • The Quilter's Legacy

      An ELM Creek Quilts Novel

      • 336 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden
      4,1(50)Abgeben

      A daughter's journey unfolds as she seeks her mother's cherished heirlooms, revealing family history and the bonds of love through the art of quilting. As she uncovers the stories behind each piece, themes of legacy, memory, and connection come to life, enriching her understanding of her mother and their shared heritage. This exploration highlights the significance of craftsmanship and the emotional ties that bind generations together.

      The Quilter's Legacy
    • The third installment in the popular Elm Creek Quilts series (The Quilter's Apprentice; Round Robin) once again features an ensemble cast of women who learn the importance of friendship and sisterhood by way of their passion for quilting. This time, five women from across the country meet during a weeklong visit to Elm Creek quilting camp in rural Waterford, Pa. Craft and crises intertwine as each woman reveals her private tale of family conflict, marital woes and health concerns. Julia Merchaud is an aging soap star, at camp to acquire quilting skills she falsely claimed to possess in order to secure a film role, while renowned quilter Grace Daniels, recently diagnosed with MS, suffers quilter's block and comes to Elm Creek hoping for inspiration. Megan and Donna are e-mail buddies, both from the Midwest, meeting in person for the first time. Megan, an aerospace engineer, is a recently divorced single mom with a friendless and troubled nine-year-old son, while Donna is escaping her daughter's sudden engagement and the attendant social chores. Rounding out the bunch is happy-go-lucky octogenarian Nana, an Elm Creek veteran intent on making a match for her single grandson, Adam. After a week of bonding and binding, the five women agree to collaborate on a Challenge Quilt, in which each participant must overcome a major obstacle in her life before beginning her section of the project

      The Cross Country Quilters