It was a pleasant read that took me just a few days to get through and is a nice addition to the series. THE RUNAWAY QUILT Jennifer Chiaverini Reading Group Guide INTRODUCTION In The Runaway Quilt, Jennifer. I put "Beloved" by Toni Morrison on the back burner whilst reading this book, so it's interesting to see the two different approaches to writing about the same time from two different perspectives. An Elm Creek Quilts Novel Jennifer Chiaverini. The book does deal with escaped slaves on the road away from the southern states, but avoids the more brutal facts of the business, rather addressing it from a rather genteel 21st century viewpoint reading a 19th century gentle-woman's diary. The Runaway Quilt takes us through Sylvia reading through this journal and finding out things about her family and the community she joined during a very difficult period in American history. It is written by Gerda, who came over from Germany with her brother to found the house and business that Sylvia and her siblings inherited. In her first novel, The Quilters Apprentice, Jennifer Chiaverini wove quilting lore with tales from the World War II home front. This book focuses on Sylvia, who finds a diary written just before the Civil War, along with several old and partially damaged quilts.
Number 4 in the series and the Elm Creek Quilters is up and running as a business. In the fourth novel of the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, Sylvia Compson searches for evidence of her ancestors' courageous involvement in the Underground Railroad. The Runaway Quilt Jennifer Chiaverini 4. Jennifer Chiaverini 4.06 5,516 ratings314 reviews This ninth Elm Creek Quilts novel continues the series with a tribute to matriarch Sylvia Compson, who surprised her fellow quilters by marrying her longtime sweetheart on a recent holiday.
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