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 Very enjoyable book! July 7, 2008
We listened to the CD version of the book on a trip recently and thoroughly enjoyed it!! I had never read any of the Elm Creek Quilt series books and because of this enjoyable book we will definitely look for others in the series. The characters are well defined, the story line well done, and overall very enjoyable.
 Sugar Camp Quilt June 23, 2008
Enjoyed this audio book thoroughly. I now understand clearly what the underground railroad was during the Civil War and how significant the quilts were.
 The Sugar Camp Quilt brought rescue to slaves February 1, 2008
Told mostly in the first person, Dorothea Granger lives with her parents and under the house of her very strict Uncle Jacob who controls their every move. He orders Dorothea and her mother Lorena around terribly to the nth degree, and if they do everything he says, the brother Johnathan will inherit the large farm he leaves behind.
Uncle Jacob orders Dorothea to make a strange quilt, with maps in each block and trails, and he wants it just so. She can't imagine why until she realizes that this quilt is to be placed by the sugar maple tree for runaway slaves. It is a sign for the slaves that the Granger home is a save haven not to get captured.
Dorothea is a teacher at the schoolhouse as well until Mr. Nelson comes to the area and takes over as teacher. He is an ex-con having served many years in prison, and Dorothea cannot imagine why people would want him around. As Dorothea reluctantly gets to know Nelson, she finds out that the crime he was punished as a felon for was trying to help slaves hide safely. But she doesn't know this until almost the ending. The two fall in love by the end of the book.
Very good read December 3, 2007
Jennifer Chiaverini's novels are all good reads. She is a wonderful story teller. You don't have to be a quiltermaker to enjoy her novels and don't worry about them being "korney" because they aren't. If you enjoyed the movie "How to Make an American Quilt", then you will enjoy these novels.
Courage in a Time of Unrest November 26, 2007
Rural America in Civil War times is the setting for this realistic family story. The book is well written, the characteristric dress, chores, speech and customs of those times are accuractly protrayed, adding some amusement to an otherwise serious piece. The risk to those involved in helping slaves seeking freedom comes to life. Families and neighbors are under suspician to the point even those supporting the cause, feel they must hide and lie to each other, for self survival as well as furthering the cause of freedom. A good understanding of morality, integrety, and loyality at the grass roots level. A lesson not to be forgotten.
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