Set during the Civil War, The Thread Collectors by Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman is the heartfelt and unputdownable histfic story of two women and the men they love.
The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, Slavery, Civil War, New Orleans
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My Summary:
Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. Today, I’m sharing compelling Civil War histfic, The Thread Collectors.
I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.
In 1863, Stella repurposes bits of colorful thread and uses her embroidery skills to make maps on scraps of cloth in an effort to help enslaved men flee the South and join the Union Army. Stella is also in love with William, a Black soldier and brilliant musician. She lives in fear that her “owner” will discover her secretive and dangerous activities.
Lily, a Jewish woman who lives in New York, creates a quilt for her husband who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. She attends abolitionist meetings, rolls bandages, makes quilts for other soldiers, and prays for their safe return. When Lily doesn’t hear from her husband for some time, she travels south in search of him.
Stella and Lily’s paths cross in a dramatic conclusion.
A heartfelt story from Black and Jewish perspectives…
Continue here for my full review of The Thread Collectors…
QOTD:
Do you love histfic set during the Civil War?
Sounds fascinating. I saw something along those lines when I visited the Imperial War Museum in London on Saturday. There was a bedsheet from one of the concentration camps which had been embroidered with spare threads making it a sort of diary of the person’s time there. Very resourceful, brave and moving.
Interesting!
Great choice, Carol. I loved this one as well. I think it was one of my first blog tours for HTP/Harlequin.
A memorable story!