The Lost Quilter a book in the Elm Creek Quilt Series
Author: Jennifer Chiaverini

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Genre/Format: Historical Fiction

You can be borrowed from me: This is a Woodlynde Library book:

1. Why I picked up this book.

I picked this book up because I am a quilter and periodically I succumb to a book on, or about quilts, quilters, or quilting. In addition, it was mysteriously shelved in the mystery section of the book store. It also advertised that it included locals in Pennsylvania and South Carolina, two places close to my heart.

2. Why I finished this book.

I nearly did not finish this book, when it became clear by the second chapter that this was certainly not going to be a mystery, or at least not a very well written one. What kept me reading was the well written characters and pacing that kept me diving back into the book. It is an enticing story about a runaway slave who is recaptured in Pennsylvania and returned to slavery in the south. This story spans a timeline from 1959 to 1862, the geography from Rural Pennsylvania, to Virginia, and Hilton Head South Carolina and includes the Underground Railroad and Civil War battles, all told from the perspective of a slave.

3. Who I would give this book to, and why. 

I would give this book to any lover of historical fiction, especially about the Civil War. Anyone who would like an easily digestible story of slavery in the American South from the inside out will enjoy this story. Gone with the Wind move over this is a more interesting story.