Most Popular Books by Jennifer Chiaverini

Chiaverini''s "New York Times"-bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series continues at a quilter''s retreat in scenic Hawaii.

The first three novels in the popular series. The Quilter''s apprentice; Round robin; and the cross-country quilters.

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with a Prohibition-era novel about one woman’s journey to save her family—and herself With the nation in the throes of Prohibition, Rosa Diaz Barclay unwittingly discovers that her husband, John, has given over the duties of their Southern California rye farm in favor of armed bootlegging. Fearing the safety of her four beloved children, Rosa flees, with little more than a suitcase filled with John’s ill-gotten gains and her heirloom quilts. Accompanying her is Lars, a good but flawed man who is the mother of two of her children. Under assumed names, Lars and Rosa hire on at a Sonoma County vineyard, seeking not only refuge from danger, but convalescence for two of the children, who suffer from a mysterious wasting disease. The devotion of the Italian-American community to the craft of viticulture inspires Rosa to acquire a vineyard of her own, even as she discovers firsthand its inherent hardships and dangers winemakers face in such turbulent times.

The New York Times–bestselling author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels shares 140 block patterns so you can make your own version of this heirloom quilt! Celebrate the enduring bonds of friendship and create your own authentic version of the “secret” bridal sampler from the beloved novel The Master Quilter. Get together with other quilters to mix, match, and share 140 traditional blocks. Enjoy the gallery of sampler quilts made by other Elm Creek readers. This book includes complete instructions and links to full-sized patterns for every block from the sampler.

Offers a guided tour to Elm Creek Manor, which features prominently in the book series, including a detailed look at the Bergstrom family tree, biographies of each character, illustrations of quilt blocks, and a short story.

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and Canary Girls reveals Mary Todd Lincoln’s very public social and political contest with Kate Chase Sprague in this astute and lively novel of the politics of state—set against the backdrop of Civil War Era Washington. Beautiful, intelligent, regal, and entrancing, young Kate Chase Sprague stepped into the role of establishing her thrice-widowed father, Salmon P. Chase, in Washington society as a Lincoln cabinet member and as a future presidential candidate. For her efforts, The Washington Star declared her “the most brilliant woman of her day. None outshone her.” None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln. Though Mrs. Lincoln and her young rival held much in common—political acumen, love of country, and a resolute determination to help the men they loved achieve greatness—they could never be friends, for the success of one could come only at the expense of the other...

“A fascinating glimpse into the women of an influential family on the front lines of some of the most important moments of that indelible time."--Booklist The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker returns to her most famous heroine, Mary Todd Lincoln, in this compelling story of love, loss, and sisterhood rich with history and suspense. In May 1875, Elizabeth Todd Edwards reels from news that her younger sister Mary, former First Lady and widow of President Abraham Lincoln, has attempted suicide. Mary’s shocking act followed legal proceedings arranged by her eldest and only surviving son that declared her legally insane. Although they have long been estranged, Elizabeth knows Mary’s tenuous mental health has deteriorated through decades of trauma and loss. Yet is her suicide attempt truly the impulse of a deranged mind, or the desperate act of a sane woman terrified to be committed to an asylum? And—if her sisters can put past grievances aside—is their love powerful enough to save her? Maternal Elizabeth, peacemaker Frances, envious Ann, and much adored Emilie had always turned to one another in times of joy and heartache, first as children, and later as young wives and mothers. But when Civil War erupted, the conflict that divided a nation shattered their family. The Todd sisters’s fates were bound to their husbands’ choices as some joined the Lincoln administration, others the Confederate Army. Now, though discord and tragedy have strained their bonds, Elizabeth knows they must come together as sisters to help Mary in her most desperate hour.

"In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow''s classic Revolutionary War poem, "Paul Revere''s Ride," was less than a month hence, and the country''s grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a dedicated teacher in the Watertown public school system is stunned by somber holiday tidings. Sophia''s music program has been sacrificed to budget cuts, and she worries not only about her impending unemployment but also about the consequences to her underprivileged students. At the church where she volunteers as music director, Sophia tries to forget her cares as she leads the children''s choir in rehearsal for a Christmas Eve concert. Inspired to honor a local artist, Sophia has chosen a carol set to a poem by Longfellow, moved by the glorious words he penned one Christmas Day long ago, even as he suffered great loss. Christmas Bells chronicles the events of 1863, when the peace and contentment of Longfellow''s family circle was suddenly, tragically broken, cutting even deeper than the privations of wartime. Through the pain of profound loss and hardship, Longfellow''s patriotism never failed, nor did the power of his language. "Christmas Bells," the poem he wrote that holiday, lives on, spoken as verse and sung as a hymn. Jennifer Chiaverini''s resonant and heartfelt novel for the season reminds us why we must continue to hear glad tidings, even as we are tested by strife. Reading Christmas Bells evokes the resplendent joy of a chorus of voices raised in reverent song." -- Publisher''s website.

The extraordinary ‘Harriet’s Journey’ 100-block sampler quilt from Jennifer Chiaverini Author and quilt designer Jennifer Chiaverini is back with a beautiful new sampler based on her ninth Elm Creek Quilts novel. In Circle of Quilters, one woman’s discovery of an exquisite sampler quilt utterly changed her fate; immerse yourself in the story and create the same 100-block sampler of this best-selling novel! Follow the step-by-step instructions to cut and piece blocks, or simply use the included foundation piecing patterns—the choice is yours. Mingling vintage favorites with never-before-seen designs, the blocks will intrigue quilters of all skill levels. An inspirational gallery shows off the 6” finished squares in a variety of settings. Best-selling novelist and quilter returns with another Elm Creek Quilts masterpiece Recreate 100 blocks—a mix of new and classic designs—for adventurous beginners and experienced quilters Traditionally piece blocks or use foundation patterns

A New York Times Bestselling Author. Tis the season for giving at Elm Creek, when hand-stitching heartfelt gifts for loved ones brings forth the true spirit of generosity and kindness. As each character in Quilter''s Holiday pieces her holiday block, stories of well-wishes for family and friends, old and new, emerge. One of the quilters, Gwen, takes up a quilt project when her mentor falls ill and gifts it to her bone marrow donor. The uplifting story delivers messages of hope, generosity, and thanksgiving.

Here is the largest, most comprehensive history of American quilts ever published! The Quilt explores the evolution of quilting in America, showing in vivid colors and patterns how African American, Amish, Hawaiian, Hmong, and Native American quilts celebrate cultural identity, and how quilts connect us to one another through quilting bees and other community groups. Noted quilt historian Elise Schebler Roberts also goes beyond the historical nature of quilts to cover current efforts at quilt preservation, collecting and appraising, and state documentation projects. Her book features an encyclopedia of favorite quilt styles and is gloriously illustrated with more than 200 full-color photographs of classic collectible quilts.

The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln''s Dressmaker and Switchboard Soldiers illuminates the life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace—Lord Byron’s daughter and the world’s first computer programmer. The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. But her mathematician mother, estranged from Ada''s infamous and destructively passionate father, is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada’s mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science. Any troubling spark of imagination—or worse yet, passion or poetry—is promptly extinguished. Or so her mother believes. When Ada is introduced into London society as a highly eligible young heiress, she at last discovers the intellectual and social circles she has craved all her life. Little does she realize how her exciting new friendship with Charles Babbage—the brilliant, charming, and occasionally curmudgeonly inventor of an extraordinary machine, the Difference Engine—will define her destiny. Enchantress of Numbers unveils the passions, dreams, and insatiable thirst for knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing—a young woman who stepped out of her father’s shadow to achieve her own laurels and champion the new technology that would shape the future.

A new resident of a Pennsylvania town makes a new friend and helps her find life and does some quilting in the process.

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I--the women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory. "An eye-opening and detailed novel about remarkable female soldiers. . . Chiaverini weaves the intersecting threads of these brave women''s lives together, highlighting their deep sense of pride and duty."--Kirkus Reviews In June 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France to establish American forces in Europe. He immediately found himself unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed telephone operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all well-trained American telephone operators were women--but women were not permitted to enlist, or even to vote in most states. Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them. More than 7,600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a switchboard instructor with AT&T and an alumna of Barnard College; Marie Miossec, a Frenchwoman and aspiring opera singer; and Valerie DeSmedt, a twenty-year-old Pacific Telephone operator from Los Angeles, determined to strike a blow for her native Belgium. They were among the first women sworn into the U.S. Army under the Articles of War. The male soldiers they had replaced had needed one minute to connect each call. The switchboard soldiers could do it in ten seconds. Deployed throughout France, including near the front lines, the operators endured hardships and risked death or injury from gunfire, bombardments, and the Spanish Flu. Not all of them would survive. The women of the U.S. Army Signal Corps served with honor and played an essential role in achieving the Allied victory. Their story has never been the focus of a novel...until now.

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with The Women’s March, an enthralling historical novel of the women’s suffrage movement inspired by three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote. Twenty-five-year-old Alice Paul returns to her native New Jersey after several years on the front lines of the suffrage movement in Great Britain. Weakened from imprisonment and hunger strikes, she is nevertheless determined to invigorate the stagnant suffrage movement in her homeland. Nine states have already granted women voting rights, but only a constitutional amendment will secure the vote for all. To inspire support for the campaign, Alice organizes a magnificent procession down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, the day before the inauguration of President-elect Woodrow Wilson, a firm antisuffragist. Joining the march is thirty-nine-year-old New Yorker Maud Malone, librarian and advocate for women’s and workers’ rights. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Maud has acquired a reputation—and a criminal record—for interrupting politicians’ speeches with pointed questions they’d rather ignore. Civil rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett resolves that women of color must also be included in the march—and the proposed amendment. Born into slavery in Mississippi, Ida worries that white suffragists may exclude Black women if it serves their own interests. On March 3, 1913, the glorious march commences, but negligent police allow vast crowds of belligerent men to block the parade route—jeering, shouting threats, assaulting the marchers—endangering not only the success of the demonstration but the women’s very lives. Inspired by actual events, The Women’s March offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history, a turning point in the struggle for women’s rights.

De zomer op Elm Creek Quilt kamp loopt weer op zijn einde en Bonnie ziet op tegen de eenzame winter nu haar quiltwinkel is gesloten en met een scheiding in het vooruitzicht. De onverwachte uitnodiging van Claire om haar op Hawaï te komen helpen bij het opzetten van een quiltkamp komt precies op het goede moment. Al snel raakt Bonnie verzeild in vele avonturen.Maar dan besluit haar overspelige echtgenoot dat hij zijn aandeel in Elm Creek Quilts terug wil en brengt zo haar financiën en dierbaarste vriendschappen in gevaar. Gelukkig maakt ze ook nieuwe vrienden, zoals Hinano Paoa, de eigenaar van de plaatselijke muziekwinkel. Door hem leert Bonnie de tradities en cultuur van Hawaï kennen en ontdekt ze totaal onverwacht opnieuw de liefde.

Als Sarah McClure en haar man Matt naar het kleine dorpje Waterford verhuizen, is Sarah in eerste instantie behoorlijk eenzaam. Het lukt haar maar niet om een baan te vinden, totdat ze aarzelend het aanbod aanneemt van de rijke weduwe Sylvia Compson. Sarah zal haar helpen haar familielandgoed Elm Creek Manor op te knappen voor de verkoop, en als dank voor haar hulp zal de norse oude dame Sarah leren quilten. Al snel vindt Sarah haar draai, zeker als ze gevraagd wordt om lid te worden van de plaatselijke quiltclub. De excentrieke vrouwen die ze zo leert kennen, worden algauw echte vriendinnen. Wanneer Sylvia vertelt dat ze eigenlijk dolgraag op het landgoed zou blijven wonen, maar dat het haar te veel herinnert aan het ongelukkige lot dat haar familie is overkomen, doet ze Sarah en Matt een voorstel... De quiltclub is een inspirerende en hartverwarmende roman over familiebanden, vriendschap en vertrouwen. Quilten is zoals het leven: met tijd, liefde en geduld breng je verschillende, ongelijke stukjes bij elkaar tot een harmonieus en prachtig geheel.

Prinses van Perzië, dat losjes is gebaseerd op het leven van prinses Pari Khan Khanoom, is niet alleen een indringend verhaal over verraad en intriges, maar vooral een ontroerend portret van de onwaarschijnlijke vriendschap tussen een prinses en een bediende. Anita Amirrezvani s rijke proza brengt, net als in Dochter van Isfahan, een wereld tot leven die wordt bevolkt door hartstochtelijke, dappere karakters.

The cast of a smash TV show arrives at a quilter’s retreat for week of camaraderie and creativity that takes some surprising twists in this heartwarming new installment of Jennifer Chiaverini’s much-beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. Acclaimed TV actress Julia Merchaud almost can’t believe her good fortune. Her beloved historical drama, A Patchwork Life, revived her career and made stars of several younger actors. But Julia’s happiness turns to dismay when she learns that the hit show will have only one more season. Can she convince everyone to stay just a little longer? Inspiration comes after a conversation with Summer Sullivan, one of the expert quilters who helped Julia prepare for her role. When Summer confides that Elm Creek Quilt Camp is in financial trouble, Julia concocts a brilliant plan that will help the Elm Creek Quilters and herself. Julia sets about persuading the cast and crew to join her for what she promises will be a marvelous week at a luxurious nineteenth-century mansion amid the autumnal splendor of central Pennsylvania, a creative and dynamic working vacation they’ll never forget. Secretly, she hopes the bonding experience will convince them to abandon their other plans and sign on for another few seasons. But after several joyful days of quilting and camaraderie, Julia’s scheme takes an unexpected turn. Soon she’ll have to make hard choices about which matters more—career or friendship.

Jennifer Chiaverini presenta una novela osada y reveladora sobre una de las grandes historias jamás contadas de la Primera Guerra Mundial: la de las mujeres del Cuerpo de Señales del Ejército de los Estados Unidos. En junio de 1917, el general John Pershing llegó a Francia con el objetivo de establecer las fuerzas norteamericanas en Europa. Descubrió rápido que comunicarse con las tropas destacadas en el campo de batalla era imposible. Necesitaba operadores capaces de gestionar las conexiones con rapidez y precisión, que hablaran perfectamente francés e inglés, que mantuvieran la serenidad en caso de encontrarse bajo el fuego enemigo y que fuesen totalmente discretos, puesto que las comunicaciones contenían información clasificada. Respondieron al anuncio más de 7600 mujeres, entre ellas Grace Banker, que trabajaba en AT&T impartiendo cursos de manejo de centralitas; Marie Miossec, francesa y cantante de ópera; y Valerie DeSmedt, de veinte años, operadora en Pacific Telephone y decidida a luchar a favor de Bélgica, su país de origen. Las tres estuvieron entre las primeras mujeres que juraron lealtad al Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Los soldados varones a los que sustituyeron necesitaban un minuto para conectar una llamada. Las soldados de centralita lo hacían en solo diez segundos. Ridiculizadas a veces con el mote de «chicas hola», las mujeres del Cuerpo de Señales del Ejército de los Estados Unidos sirvieron con honor y jugaron un papel esencial en la consecución de la victoria aliada. El riesgo de muerte era real —trabajaban mientras llovían bombas a su alrededor—, igual que la amenaza de una nueva enfermedad mortal: la gripe española. No todas las operadoras telefónicas lograrían sobrevivir. Su historia nunca había sido el eje central de una novela... hasta ahora. «Una novela reveladora y detallada sobre unas mujeres admirables... Chiaverini teje los hilos que se entrecruzan en la vida de estas valientes mujeres soldado, destacando su profundo sentido del orgullo y el deber». KIRKUS REVIEWS

Inspired by the Elm Creek Quilts novels--Cover.

1860. Novembre. Mancano poche ore al risultato delle elezioni per il sedicesimo presidente degli Stati Uniti d''America e a Washington la tensione è altissima. Le strade brulicano di uomini che fanno la spola fra taverne e alberghi in cerca di notizie o si assiepano davanti alle porte dell’ufficio del telegrafo. Le sale dei circoli che costellano il quartiere della Casa Bianca sono già piene di passanti accorsi numerosi per approfittare del whisky offerto gratuitamente. Soltanto una donna di colore, Elizabeth Keckley, si affretta a tornare alla sua pensione di mattoni rossi stringendo al petto il suo cesto da cucito. È una sarta specializzata in eleganti abiti femminili alla moda. A Saint Louis, dopo anni di sacrifici e risparmi, è riuscita a comprare la libertà per sé e per il figlio George, studente in una lontana università dell’Ohio. Si è trasferita a Washington, la capitale federale dell’Unione, animata da un solo intento: continuare a garantire al figlio quell’istruzione che a lei è stata preclusa. Nonostante il clima teso a causa delle dispute legate all’abolizione della schiavitù e ai propositi secessionisti del Sud, Lizzie lavora alacremente. Non importa se per orlare le tende di un hotel malandato riceva soltanto due dollari e mezzo o se, per ultimare il vestito della moglie del senatore Davis, rientri così tardi da avere a malapena il tempo per un pasto e un bagno. Bravissima a confezionare i corpetti complicati e aderenti per i quali le dame del tempo impazziscono, Lizzie vede la sua fama accrescersi e farsi largo a poco a poco tra i circoli più in vista della città. Finché un giorno non si trova al cospetto di una donna sulla quarantina dai capelli scuri, con una bella carnagione e limpidi occhi azzurri che denotano acume e intelligenza: Mrs Mary Lincoln, la moglie del presidente appena eletto, la first lady nota per le sue bizze e i suoi improvvisi accessi d’ira. Lizzie le sistema magnificamente un abito rosa di moiré antico che Mary sfoggia con successo al primo grande ricevimento in onore dell’insediamento del marito. Da quel momento diviene non soltanto la sarta personale di Mrs Lincoln, colei che si occupa di vestirla e acconciarla per balli, cene e ricevimenti, ma anche la ex schiava cui l’inquieta, volubile Mary confida le sue angustie e i suoi rancori, il suo disappunto di first lady oggetto di malevolenze, invidie e gelosie. Un sodalizio che da parte della fedele Lizzie non verrà mai meno, neanche quando Mary Lincoln, sola e abbandonata da tutti, dopo aver perso il figlio Willie, a causa di una malattia, e poi il marito, vittima di un attentato, rivolgerà il suo risentimento contro di lei, scambiando un estremo gesto d’amore per un insulto alla sua dignità di ex first lady dell’Unione. Con uno stile avvincente e una trama arricchita da splendide descrizioni che restituiscono tutto il fascino dell''epoca, La sarta di Mary Lincoln, New York Times bestseller, «porta alla luce, con stile, grazia e rispetto, gli scatti dimenticati di un’America passata» (Book Reviews), raccontandoci la storia vera di Elizabeth Keckley: ex schiava, sarta della Casa Bianca e autrice di un libro di memorie che scandalizzò l''intera nazione. «L’avvincente storia di Mary Todd Lincoln, first lady, e di Lizzie Keckley, ex schiava diventata confidente e sarta di Mrs Lincoln». New York Post «Jennifer Chiaverini immagina gli eventi più privati della first lady attraverso gli occhi di una confidente». Harper’s Bazaar «Un raffinato romanzo storico». Publishers Weekly

Depois do casamento de Mildred Fish, uma estudante de pós-graduação do Wisconsin, com o brilhante economista alemão, Arvid Harnack, ela acompanha-o de bom grado até à sua terra natal, onde um futuro brilhante os espera. Na fervilhante cultura intelectual da Berlim dos anos trinta, os recém-casados criam uma vida nova e rica, repleta de amor, amizades e trabalho gratificante. No entanto, a ascensão de uma nova fação política malévola altera inexoravelmente o seu destino. Enquanto Adolf Hitler e o seu Partido Nazi exercem violência e propagam mentiras para tomar o poder, Mildred, Arvid e os amigos decidem resistir. Mildred reúne informação para transmitir aos seus contactos americanos, incluindo Martha Dodd, a vivaz e muito moderna filha do embaixador dos Estados Unidos. As suas amigas alemãs, a aspirante a escritora Greta Kuckoff e a estudante de literatura Sara Weitz, arriscam as suas vidas para conseguirem informação de jornalistas, oficiais do exército e funcionarios nos níveis mais elevados da estrutura nazi. Durante anos, a rede de Mildred luta continuamente para derrubar o Terceiro Reich a partir do interior. Contudo, quando os operacionais de radiocomunicações detetam um sinal ruso extraviado, a célula de resistência dos Harnack é descoberta, com consequências fatais. Inspirado em acontecimentos reais, As mulheres da Orquestra Vermelha é uma história fascinante e inesquecível sobre pessoas normais determinadas a resistir à ascensão do mal, sacrificando as suas vidas e a sua liberdade para combater a injustiça e defender os oprimidos. CHIAVERINI ENCHANTRESS OF NUMBERS "Uma história fascinante sobre a luta de uma mulher por reconhecimento e independência intelectual." PEOPLE (BOOK OF THE WEEK) "[Um] extraordinário romance biográfico... um exemplo essencial do género." BOOKLIST "Estimado leitor, caso se depare com Enchantress of Numbers, de Jennifer Chiaverini, considere-se realmente muito afortunado..." USA TODAY "Chiaverini escreve histórias cativantes sobre mulheres esquecidas pela História... Emocionalmente sugestivo e rico em detalhes, este romance histórico mantê-lo-á fascinado até ao fim." BUSTLE "Jennifer Chiaverini é mestre em ficção histórica e o seu último romance, Enchantress of Numbers, não é exceção. O leitor ficará colado às suas páginas." POPSUGAR "Chiaverini mostra, mais uma vez, a sua extraordinária aptidão para insuflar de vida figuras históricas sobre as quais se sabe demasiado pouco." SHELF AWARENESS "O mais recente romance histórico de Chiaverini reinventa magistralmente as vidas reais de Mildred Fish Harnack, Greta Lorke, Martha Dodd... Um conto impressionante e complexo sobre a coragem de pessoas normais." KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Jennifer Chiaverini ci regala la storia, documentata e coinvolgente, di un gruppo di donne che non volle abbassare la testa, in un’esplorazione intima e allo stesso tempo storicamente solida degli anni che hanno preceduto e attraversato la Seconda guerra mondiale.” Publishers Weekly “Una storia di coraggio e libertà. Affascinante e indimenticabile.” Kirkus “I molti fan di Jennifer Chiaverini, e ogni lettore di narrativa storica che ami personaggi femminili forti e determinati, apprezzeranno moltissimo questo romanzo illuminante ambientato a ridosso della Seconda guerra mondiale.” Booklist 1929. Mildred Fish, una ragazza del Wisconsin, ha appena sposato Arvid Harnack, un brillante economista tedesco, e si è trasferita in Germania lasciandosi tutto alle spalle, inseguendo il sogno di un roseo futuro. Nella scintillante Berlino degli anni Trenta la coppia ha una vita felice, piena di amore e nuove amicizie, ed entrambi si immergono in appaganti esperienze di lavoro. Ma l’ombra del violento partito capitanato da Hitler, che di anno in anno raccoglie sempre più consensi, si estende minacciosa e irrefrenabile. Mildred decide di non sottomettersi alla dittatura del Führer. Così crea un gruppo di resistenza con Martha Dodd, la vivace e anticonvenzionale figlia dell’ambasciatore americano, Greta Kuckhoff, un’aspirante sceneggiatrice tedesca, e Sara Weitz, una studentessa di letteratura. Insieme, le quattro donne accettano di rischiare la loro vita per raccogliere informazioni sensibili da giornalisti, ufficiali militari e funzionari del Partito nazista. Per anni combattono una silenziosa guerriglia clandestina con lo scopo di sabotare il Terzo Reich, cercando di rimanere nell’anonimato e proteggersi a vicenda. Ma quando un segnale radio viene intercettato dai nazisti, il loro gruppo si trova all’improvviso in grande pericolo... Ispirato a un evento storico realmente avvenuto, Le donne dell’Orchestra Rossa racconta la vita di una donna coraggiosa, determinata a combattere per la libertà e la giustizia. Dopo L’incantatrice dei numeri e La sarta di Mary Lincoln, Jennifer Chiaverini racconta con il suo stile elegante e coinvolgente un’indimenticabile storia di resistenza e sorellanza.

RESOLVING TO LOCATE HER MOTHER''S HEIRLOOM QUILTS AFTER SO MANY YEARS, SYLVIA COMPSON EMBARKS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY INVESTIGATION. AS SHE SEARCHES, SHE REFLECTS ON THE WOMAN HER MOTHER WAS AND MOURNS THE WOMAN SHE NEVER KNEW.

Presents a fictionalized account of the friendship between Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave.

Een Amerikaanse gescheiden vrouw met een passie voor quilten probeert hiervoor interesse te wekken op Hawaï.

The first three books in Jennifer Chiaverinias beloved bestselling Elm Creek Quilts seriesaThe Quilteras Apprentice, Round Robin, and The Cross- Country Quiltersaare brought together in one beautiful boxed set perfect for holiday giving. aClassics of their kind.aaThe Dallas Morning News