The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini

Another novel in the Elm Creek Quilt series. As always, Chiaverini writes an interesting, easy-to-read book. Sylvia Compson comes upon some old letters in a bureau in the attic. They were written by Joanna. Joanna was introduced in the book The Runaway Quilt. She was a runaway slave and (of course!) a quilter. She had come to Elm Creek Farm through the Underground Railroad with the help of symbols and messages that were embroidered in quilts. The letters take us back to the 1860's and we find out what happened to Joanna. An interesting look back into a time of slavery. And as always there are lots of interesting things about quilting. I'm sure I didn't need to blog this because all of her fans already have this book on their lists of things to read. If you have never read any of this series and you like a 'gentle read', give it a try.