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    The Union Quilters
    The Union Quilters
    The Union Quilters
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Union Quilters

    Written by Jennifer Chiaverini

    Narrated by Christina Moore

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini's beloved Elm Creek Quilts series here takes listeners back to the Civil War for a powerful tale of husbands, wives, and a nation torn apart. Fervent abolitionism rules the day in 1862 Water's Ford, Pennsylvania. So when the local men answer Mr. Lincoln's call to arms, wives are left behind to keep the town functioning. Fortunately, the ladies of Elm Creek Valley have an ingenious plan.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 22, 2011
    ISBN9781449867553
    The Union Quilters
    Author

    Jennifer Chiaverini

    Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of thirty-four novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series. In 2020, she was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her novel Resistance Women. In 2023, the WLA awarded her the honor of Notable Wisconsin Author for her significant contributions to the state’s literary heritage. Chiaverini earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. She, her husband, and their two sons call Madison, Wisconsin home.

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    • 5/5
      Love Jennifer Chiaverini's novels! The Union Quilters was no exception. The audiobook utilizes the same reader as the previous books, and contains crossover characters mentioned in other books in the series. It was quite enjoyable learning more of the background of some of the prominent characters in previous books. As a book about the Civil War, it was certainly written in the same tone; it wasn't all sunshine and roses! Some of the descriptions of war sites and conditions certainly invite the reader to investigate the actual history even further. Some of the characters are lost to the war, others return home forever changed, others participate in support activities. Well researched, very well written.
    • 5/5
      In 1862 Water’s Ford, Pennsylvania is a busy place. Most of the men are off to war to fight for the Union. The woman are rallying to support the cause. They are holding fundraisers, sending bandages, food and supplies. They are using their needles to make quilts to send to hospitals. The also create a very special quilt that will reach out well beyond Water’s Ford.Gerda Bergstrom takes on Southern sympathizers in the pages of the local newspaper. Anneke Bergstrom deals with her husband pacifist beliefs and does her best to hide her shame. Constance Wright supports her husband as he tries to enter the war effort despite the color of his skin.The quilters anxiously await letters from their husbands, sons, and brothers which they share with each other at their circle meetings. The community is drawn together as they hope and pray the war will end soon and their men will return home soon. The woman are gaining a new independence that will “alter the patchwork of life in the Elm Creek Valley”.Dollycas’s ThoughtsAn incredible personal look at the Civil War through the eyes of the soldiers and women who wait at home. These gripping individual stories brought together through this powerful piece of fiction give us a very relate-able picture about how the war effected those in a fight to save the Union.I truly enjoy when the author steps back into the past to give us the history of the Elm Creek Valley. The battle scenes were captivating to show the real rugged truth of battle. The men took on more of a roll in this story while the women also really emerged even stronger than in previous stories. I especially liked the part of the story about the quilt that went to the battlefield.Chiaverini is a strong storyteller whether writing historical or contemporary fiction. If her name in on the cover you know you are assured to read a treasure.
    • 3/5
      Interesting take on the Civil War from the perspective of a group of women and their families in the North. Took a few chapters to get into it, but I soon found myself wanting to know about the characters and their lives. Love the historical perspective. A good read.
    • 5/5
      I can't say enough about the Elm Creek Quilts series. They combine history and contemporary fiction with a liberal dash of quilt lore in a way that is just awesome. This book is one of the series completely historic stories, and extends the story of the founders of Elm Creek farm beyond what has been presented in the previous books. It was both tragic and uplifting as the lives of the characters are forever changed by the Civil War. I recommend all of the books in the series, although this one could probably be read alone as there is no back story given to tie it with the other books in the series.
    • 5/5
      What's not to love! In addition to being peopled with the earliest of the Elm Street women, this book tells the stories of how families in a northern city dealt with the Civil War including how free blacks in Elm Street struggled to become a part of the fight to free their southern brothers.
    • 5/5
      Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, this novel provides a really fun review of history as it might have been while highlighting racial problems that existed in the north. Elm Creek Manor is the main setting for the novel, and Bergstrom ancestors are the main characters. The battle of Gettysburg is highlighted as are prison conditions in the south. All in all, this is a very enjoyable read although it's not without some sad moments and some surprises. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      A decent read, but once again set during the Civil War. I prefer the books that revolve around the Elm Creek Quilters.