LEADER 00000cam a2200349 i 4500 001 sky309114373 003 SKY 005 20240419000000.0 008 230410s2024 nyu 000 1 eng 010 2023016392 020 9780063080799|qhc 020 0063080796|qhc 040 |dSKYRV|erda 082 04 813/.54 092 |fF|aCHIAVERI 100 1 Chiaverini, Jennifer,|eauthor. 245 14 The museum of lost quilts /|cJennifer Chiaverini. 250 First edition 264 1 New York, NY :|bWilliam Morrow,|c2024. 300 307 pages ;|ccm. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 490 1 An Elm Creek quilts novel ;|v22. 520 Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master's degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter's retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues--and rightly so. Stymied by writer's block, Summer hasn't finished her thesis, and she can't graduate until she does. Elm Creek Manor offers respite while Summer struggles to meet her extended deadline. She finds welcome distraction in organizing an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. But Summer's research uncovers startling facts about Waterford's past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present. As Summer's work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterford's troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibit's success, Summer fears that her pursuit of the truth might cost the Waterford Historical Society their last chance to save Union Hall. Her only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause. --Provided by publisher 650 0 Compson, Sylvia|c(Fictitious character)|vFiction. 650 0 Quilting|vFiction. 650 0 Quiltmakers|vFiction. 650 0 Women|vFiction. 655 7 Novels.|2lcgft 800 1 Chiaverini, Jennifer.|tElm Creek quilts novel ;|v22.
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