The Lost Quilter
Written by Jennifer Chiaverini
Narrated by Christina Moore
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Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-four novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. In 2020, she was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her novel Resistance Women. In 2023, the WLA awarded her the honor of Notable Wisconsin Author for her significant contributions to the state’s literary heritage. Chiaverini earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. She, her husband, and their two sons call Madison, Wisconsin home.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The best Elm Creek Quilt Book I've read. Fantastic Story!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really well-written continuation to the Quilting series. It explores the story of a runaway slave who was betrayed by Sylvia's family and returned to her master in Virginia. Really heart-breaking to read first-hand how white people assumed that blacks did not possess the same depth of feeling regarding their husbands and children and so it was no big deal to split them up to make a sale. I hope we learn more of Joanna's story in upcoming books and that Sylvia learns who she should consider her great-grandparents.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5There is a series of books by this author, and I've not read any of the others, but this one was pretty good on its own. An old quilt pulls together this story, which starts in modern times and flashes back to Joanna's story, a slave in South Carolina in 1859 into the Civil War. I liked the character very much and enjoyed her story. The story is one of survival and hope, although overall, it isn't terribly uplifting. The ending was a bit confusing for me, but that could be because I am missing some pieces from previous books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book starts in present day Elm Creek. Then most of the book occurs right before and during the civil war. Then the book ends in present day Elm Creek.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have read several other books in this series and found them to be good. But this one was a powerful portrait of slavery told from the slave's point of view.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The history involved in this series is always so interesting. Very good read even if you don't quilt! For this book, the 14th in the series, you really don't have to have the others read before hand.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Up to this point, I have enjoyed every one of the Elm Creek Quilt novels, but I certainly hope that Chiaverini is done with her slavery themed books. Could she have included any more stereotypical anti-Southern characters and characteristics in a single work? In the final pages, she writes, "There had been hundreds, even thousands, of such remarkable women in every era," yet not one of the Southern women of the mid-1800's of whom Chiaverini writes bears the least of any redeeming feature. May the last sentence of the book be true: "a quest that seemed, at last, to have reached its end." This reader hopes Chiaverini's 'quest' to vilify is all things Southern and to sanctify all things Northern is at its end as well. Maybe she will now take on the mine, mill and factory owners of the North who enslaved the Northern poor way beyond 1865.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In The Runaway Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini, a runaway slave named Joanna was introduced to Chiaverini’s readers. Joanna’s bid for freedom was short lived. She was returned to a plantation in Virgina by slave catchers, leaving behind a beautiful quilt and a son. In Chiaverini’s newest addition to her Elm Creek Quilts series, The Lost Quilter, we finally learn what became of Joanna. Through old letters found by the Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, an old diary belonging to Sylvia’s aunt and the quilt itself, we can discover the legacy Joanna left behind.Chiaverini’s series are a delight. Quilter or not, there is something in these books for everyone. (Okay, maybe not everyone…they are absolutely chick lit, but chick lit without gratuitous sex, bad language, questionable judgment and with a sort of refinement to them) I’ve been a big fan of the series since the first book; The Quilter’s Apprentice and I’ve really enjoyed how the author keeps the series going. Some of the novels follow individual characters, some follow the cast of characters as a group and yet other novels, like The Lost Quilter use the characters and location as a jumping off point to other characters and other times. I highly recommend any of the Elm Creek Quilt Series, of course, if you’re not a quilter, then just read the novels, but if you’re a quilter too, you might want to check out the line of quilt project books that Chiaverini has written too. She not only uses quilts in her novels, but she also makes the quilts she writes about. That kind of authenticity is rare, and its so much fun to pick up one of her novels and see on the inside cover, artwork made up of the quilt blocks she uses in the novel.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a satisfying addition to the Elm Creek Quilts collection of stories. Ms. Chiaverini goes back in time to tell the story of a slave in they years just prior to the Civil War. Joanna's longing for freedom, and willingness to risk everything to achieve it was inspiring and even thrilling at times. One thing that really impressed me while reading this novel is how destructive slavery is to everyone involved. Even potentially good people are corrupted by the very idea that anything they want to do to another person can be done with impunity. And having to live with such capriciousness must be hideous. While this book is by no means an accurate representation of the horrors of slavery, I think Ms. Chiaverini made this point very well.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I was initially disappointed that this story was set in the 19th century, but it turned out to be one of my favorites in the series. The Lost Quilter tells the story of Joanna, the slave who was captured at Elm Creek in one of the earlier installments of the series.Joanna's tale is riveting. Since she is a slave, always trying to escape and avoid brutal punishment, the stakes are high and suspense is constant. Joanna is very well-developed...she felt like someone I know. While I was doing other things, I kept wondering what would happen next.So I do hope that the next quilter's book is set in contemporary times, but I enjoyed this one very much.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This continues the story of the Bergstrom family, told thru stories involving quilts & quilters.This one is the story of Joanna, a runaway slave who is captured and returned to her owner a few years before the Civil War. The story if very moving. It is told from Joanna's point of view. It was interesting to see history unfold thru her eyes. It certainly was a different view than that of other Civil War Stories.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5In a departure from her usual Elm Creek Quilts novels, author Jennifer Chiaverini gives us a glimpse into the life of a female slave in the years shortly before and during the early part of the Civil War. This book probably comes closer to showing how slaves were devalued by their masters than any book I have previously read. The book is told mostly from the slave, Joanna's point of view, and this works quite well. It's a good story, and I highly recommend it.