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Barrows, Jodi

 
9780802409386: Threads Of Home

Sinopsis

The past threatens to destroy the good days ahead.

Liz has overcome the emptiness of her husband's death, the hardships of the trip west and even the robbery and murder of her beloved grandfather. Standing at the altar, she feels hope for the first time in many years.

Settling into their new home in Fort Worth, Texas, the cousins begin to build a new life now that grandfather is gone, but their minds are never at rest. Abby initiates the work necessary to start a new school while Liz works in the mercantile. Emma stands firm as a herd of cattle and cowboys come dangerously close, sparking a new venture for Emma-she learns that providing the cowboys with food and shelter, for both them and their horses, can bring extra income into the household. But Emma can't do it alone; she enlists the help of the lighthearted Megan.

When Liz becomes sick the whole town is abuzz . . . as the women gather at the quilting frame relationships grow strong as women work together while facing the hardships and joys of a life on the prairies of Texas.

As the four cousins forge a new family amid the unfamiliar ways of those living on the plains, feel the suffering of loss and the joy of true love found.

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Acerca del autor

JODI BARROWS has spoken to quilting audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. The unique method that she teaches is called Square in a Square. Jodi has written twenty-four books, produced four tools, two video/dvds, five teacher books, and several fabric lines. Jodi has been commissioned to compose quilts for many state and national organizations as well as working with the Kansas Historical Society. Jodi was raised in southwest Kansas, has two grown sons, a granddaughter, and is married to Steve, her high school sweetheart.

De la contraportada

The suffering of loss and
the joy of true love
shared by four cousins around the quilting frame.

The women settle down in Fort Worth, Texas, to build a new life without their grandfather. Abby begins planning a new school, Liz works at the mercantile in town, and Megan lends a hand in an effort to make others feel at home. When a herd of cattle charge treacherously near their property, Emma develops an idea: supplying food and shelter for the cowboys and their horses could bring in extra income. When Liz becomes sick the whole town is abuzz . . . and relationships grow strong as the women gather to quilt together.

The four cousins forge a new family amid the unfamiliar ways of the western plains hoping to weave different threads for their new home.

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Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0999415409 ISBN 13:  9780999415405
Editorial: SNS Publishing, 2017
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