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![]() | The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005) (The seventh book in the Elm Creek Quilts series) A novel by Jennifer Chiaverini |
A week after Uncle Jacob's death, Abel Wright came to pay his respects. Dorothea Granger took him to the grave and stood some distance away while he bowed his head in silent prayer. Then he looked up and said, "I have something to tell you and your folks."
History is thick with secrets in The Sugar Camp Quilt, seventh in the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series from bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini. Set in Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years leading up to the Civil War, the story begins with friends and neighbors taking sides in the abolitionist debate, and as events unfold, an ex-traordinary young heroine passes from innocence to wisdom against the harrowing backdrop of the American struggle over slavery.
A dutiful daughter and niece, Dorothea Granger finds her dreams of furthering her education thwarted by the needs of home. A gifted quilter, she tragically loses her hope chest in a flood. A superior student, she is promoted from pupil to teacher -- only to lose her position to the privileged son of a town benefactor. But the ultimate test of her courage and convictions comes with the death of her stern uncle Jacob, who inexplicably had asked Dorothea to stitch him a quilt with four unusual patterns of his own design. After he meets with a violent end, Dorothea discovers that the quilt contains hidden clues to guide runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad. Emboldened by the revelations about her uncle's bravery, Dorothea resolves to continue his dangerous work. Armed with the Sugar Camp Quilt and its mysterious symbols, she must evade slavecatchers and outwit unscrupulous neighbors, embarking upon a heroic journey that allows her to discover her own courage and resourcefulness -- unsuspected qualities that may win her the heart of the best man she has ever known.
Told with Jennifer Chiaverini's trademark historical suspense, The Sugar Camp Quilt blends danger, moral courage, romance, and hope into a novel of antebellum America whose lessons resonate with timeless honesty.
Genre: Romance
History is thick with secrets in The Sugar Camp Quilt, seventh in the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series from bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini. Set in Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania, in the years leading up to the Civil War, the story begins with friends and neighbors taking sides in the abolitionist debate, and as events unfold, an ex-traordinary young heroine passes from innocence to wisdom against the harrowing backdrop of the American struggle over slavery.
A dutiful daughter and niece, Dorothea Granger finds her dreams of furthering her education thwarted by the needs of home. A gifted quilter, she tragically loses her hope chest in a flood. A superior student, she is promoted from pupil to teacher -- only to lose her position to the privileged son of a town benefactor. But the ultimate test of her courage and convictions comes with the death of her stern uncle Jacob, who inexplicably had asked Dorothea to stitch him a quilt with four unusual patterns of his own design. After he meets with a violent end, Dorothea discovers that the quilt contains hidden clues to guide runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad. Emboldened by the revelations about her uncle's bravery, Dorothea resolves to continue his dangerous work. Armed with the Sugar Camp Quilt and its mysterious symbols, she must evade slavecatchers and outwit unscrupulous neighbors, embarking upon a heroic journey that allows her to discover her own courage and resourcefulness -- unsuspected qualities that may win her the heart of the best man she has ever known.
Told with Jennifer Chiaverini's trademark historical suspense, The Sugar Camp Quilt blends danger, moral courage, romance, and hope into a novel of antebellum America whose lessons resonate with timeless honesty.
Genre: Romance
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Hardback Editions
April 2009 : Library Binding
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 1-4395-6634-8 / 978-1-4395-6634-3 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt: An ELM Creek Quilts Novel (Thorndike Core) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 0-7862-7495-6 / 978-0-7862-7495-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 0-7432-6017-1 / 978-0-7432-6017-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 0-7394-5264-9 / 978-0-7394-5264-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2012 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 1-4516-7282-9 / 978-1-4516-7282-4 Publisher: Pocket Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 0-7432-6019-8 / 978-0-7432-6019-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 1-59413-135-X / 9781594131356 (USA edition) Publisher: Large Print Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2005 : Paperback
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 1-4193-2679-1 / 978-1-4193-2679-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Audio CD
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2005 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini ISBN: 1-4193-3897-8 / 978-1-4193-3897-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Recorded Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Other Editions
March 2005 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Novels (Paperback)) Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2005 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Sugar Camp Quilt Author(s): Jennifer Chiaverini Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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