Threading The Needle
Author: Bostwick, Marie
ISBN: 9780758232175
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 Feb 2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
From Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Marie Bostwick comes a beautiful novel of sisterhood lost and found--and of the ways we create the rich tapestries that encompass the past and the future...P#160; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The economic downturn has hit New Bern, Connecticut, and Tessa WoodruffP#39;s herbal apothecary shop, For the Love of Lavender, is suffering. So is her once-happy thirty-four-year marriage to Lee. TheyP#39;d given up everything to come back to New Bern from Boston and start their business, but now theyP#39;re wondering if they made the right decision. To relieve the strain, Tessa signs up for a quilting class at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop, and to her surprise, rediscovers the power of sisterhood--along with the childhood friend she thought sheP#39;d lost forever...Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Madelyn Beecher left New Bern twenty years ago and never looked back. But when her husband is convicted of running a Ponzi scheme and sheP#39;s left with nothing but her late grandmotherP#39;s cottage, she is forced to return to the town she fled. Unfortunately, the cottage is in terrible shape. MadelynP#39;s only hope is to transform it into an inn. But to succeed, sheP#39;ll need the help of her fellow quilters, including the one friend she never thought sheP#39;d see again--or forgive. Now Madelyn and Tessa will have to relive old memories, forge new ones, and realize itP#39;s possible to start over, one stitch at a time--as long as youP#39;re surrounded by friends...Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Praise for Marie Bostwick and her Cobbled Court NovelsPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Bostwick is a topnotch storyteller...Enjoy hours of storytelling that will warm your heart and help renew your belief that people can be good, if given the chance.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Armchair InterviewsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Heartwarming...BostwickP#39;s contemporary New England quilters series is an unbreakable thread of friendship and faith.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;As their tenuous bonds grow stronger, each woman discovers how much they can help each other with lifeP#39;s many challenges. BostwickP#39;s writing is warmly nourishing, emotionally compelling...quiet yet powerful.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;The Chicago TribunePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;The women in Plt;iPgt;A Single ThreadPlt;/iPgt; will feel like your own girlfriends--emotional, funny, creative and deeply caring.P#160; ItP#39;s a story filled with wit and wisdom. Sit back and enjoy this big-hearted novel, and then pass it on to your best friend.Pquot; --Susan Wiggs, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling authorPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Bostwick beautifully captures the very essence of womenP#39;s friendships--the love, the pain, the trust, the forgiveness--and crafts a seamless and heartfelt novel from them.Pquot;P#160; --Kristy Kiernan, author of Plt;iPgt;Matters of FaithPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot; A buoyant novel about the value of friendship...a tantalizing book club contender.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;BostwickP#8217;s series continues to introduce interesting characters and compelling stories that show an appreciation for female friendship as well as a love for the art of quilting. Readers who have exhausted Jennifer ChiaveriniP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Elm Creek QuiltPlt;/iPgt; novels or Clare OP#8217;DonohueP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Someday QuiltPlt;/iPgt; mysteries will definitely enjoy Bostwick.P#8221;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;...Uplifting.P#8221; --Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;RT BookReviewsPlt;/iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;4 star reviewPlt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;
ISBN: 9780758232175
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 02 Feb 2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback / softback
From Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author Marie Bostwick comes a beautiful novel of sisterhood lost and found--and of the ways we create the rich tapestries that encompass the past and the future...P#160; Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The economic downturn has hit New Bern, Connecticut, and Tessa WoodruffP#39;s herbal apothecary shop, For the Love of Lavender, is suffering. So is her once-happy thirty-four-year marriage to Lee. TheyP#39;d given up everything to come back to New Bern from Boston and start their business, but now theyP#39;re wondering if they made the right decision. To relieve the strain, Tessa signs up for a quilting class at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop, and to her surprise, rediscovers the power of sisterhood--along with the childhood friend she thought sheP#39;d lost forever...Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Madelyn Beecher left New Bern twenty years ago and never looked back. But when her husband is convicted of running a Ponzi scheme and sheP#39;s left with nothing but her late grandmotherP#39;s cottage, she is forced to return to the town she fled. Unfortunately, the cottage is in terrible shape. MadelynP#39;s only hope is to transform it into an inn. But to succeed, sheP#39;ll need the help of her fellow quilters, including the one friend she never thought sheP#39;d see again--or forgive. Now Madelyn and Tessa will have to relive old memories, forge new ones, and realize itP#39;s possible to start over, one stitch at a time--as long as youP#39;re surrounded by friends...Plt;brPgt; Plt;bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Praise for Marie Bostwick and her Cobbled Court NovelsPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Bostwick is a topnotch storyteller...Enjoy hours of storytelling that will warm your heart and help renew your belief that people can be good, if given the chance.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Armchair InterviewsPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Heartwarming...BostwickP#39;s contemporary New England quilters series is an unbreakable thread of friendship and faith.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;As their tenuous bonds grow stronger, each woman discovers how much they can help each other with lifeP#39;s many challenges. BostwickP#39;s writing is warmly nourishing, emotionally compelling...quiet yet powerful.Pquot; --Plt;iPgt;The Chicago TribunePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;The women in Plt;iPgt;A Single ThreadPlt;/iPgt; will feel like your own girlfriends--emotional, funny, creative and deeply caring.P#160; ItP#39;s a story filled with wit and wisdom. Sit back and enjoy this big-hearted novel, and then pass it on to your best friend.Pquot; --Susan Wiggs, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling authorPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot;Bostwick beautifully captures the very essence of womenP#39;s friendships--the love, the pain, the trust, the forgiveness--and crafts a seamless and heartfelt novel from them.Pquot;P#160; --Kristy Kiernan, author of Plt;iPgt;Matters of FaithPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Pquot; A buoyant novel about the value of friendship...a tantalizing book club contender.Pquot;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Publishers WeeklyPlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;BostwickP#8217;s series continues to introduce interesting characters and compelling stories that show an appreciation for female friendship as well as a love for the art of quilting. Readers who have exhausted Jennifer ChiaveriniP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Elm Creek QuiltPlt;/iPgt; novels or Clare OP#8217;DonohueP#8217;s Plt;iPgt;Someday QuiltPlt;/iPgt; mysteries will definitely enjoy Bostwick.P#8221;P#160; --Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Library JournalPlt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;...Uplifting.P#8221; --Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;Plt;iPgt;RT BookReviewsPlt;/iPgt; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/iPgt;4 star reviewPlt;iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;