Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Praise for Jennifer Chiaverini and the Elm Creek Quilts series
"Chiaverini's themes of love, loss, and healing will resonate with many, and her characters' stories are inspiring." --"Publishers Weekly"
"Chiaverini has an impressive ability to bring a time and place alive." "--Romantic Times Book Reviews"
"Emotionally compelling." "--Chicago Tribune "on "Sonoma"" Rose"
"Jennifer Chiaverini has made quite a name for herself with her bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series. From the Civil War to the Roaring Twenties to contemporary settings, these novels have offered suspense, romance, and, at times, in-depth looks into the social, political, and cultural differences that helped shape a nation." --"BookPage"
"Chiaverini excels at weaving stories and at character development. We can relate to the residents of Elm Creek Valley because they remind us of folks we know--a cousin, an aunt, or a grandmother." --"Standard-Examiner" (Utah)
"History--and its colorful characters--come alive." -"USA"" Today"
"Required Reading . . . The story of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and Lizzie Keckley, a former slave who became Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress and confidante. After the president's assassination, Keckley created the Mary Todd Lincoln quilt and also a scandalous memoir. A new spin on the story." --"New York"" Post"
"Jennifer Chiaverini imagines the first lady's most private affairs through the eyes of an unlikely confidante." -"Harper's Bazaar"
"Chiaverini has drawn a loving portrait of a complex and gifted woman . . . "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" helps to illuminate the path on which her long and remarkable life led her." -"St. Louis"" Post-Dispatch"
"An example of what Jennifer Chiaverini does so well in her enlightening new historical novel, "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, " occurs late in the book, when a newly widowed Mary Todd Lincoln shares a letter of condolence from Queen Victoria with her dressmaker, a former slave named Elizabeth Keckley. . . . "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" vividly imagines how the Civil War touched daily life in Washington." --"Washingtonian"
""Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" is a wonderful novel that covers many topics surrounding the events of the 1860s in Washington and the following decades... Any reader interested in President Lincoln, Civil War history, or historical fiction should love this book." -Bookreporter.com
"All the characters are brilliantly written, and readers will enjoy getting to know them. [Chiaverini] brings to life long-forgotten snapshots of America's past with style, grace and respect." -"RT Book Reviews"
"Taking readers through times of war and peace as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary woman, the author brings Civil War Washington to vivid life through her meticulously researched authentic detail. Chiaverini's characters are compelling and accurate; the reader truly feels drawn into the intimate scen
Pledging her loyalty to the North at the risk of her life when her native Virginia secedes, Quaker-educated aristocrat Elizabeth Van Lew uses her innate skills for gathering military intelligence to help construct the Richmond underground and orchestrate escapes from the infamous Confederate Libby Prison. (historical fiction).
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