The half-stitched Amish quilting club / Wanda E. Brunstetter.

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The half-stitched Amish quilting club

Author:

Brunstetter, Wanda E.

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Books

Summary:

When Amish widow Emma Yoder offers quilting lessons, she acquires a diverse collection of six non-Amish students who form bonds with her and each other as they work through their problems and learn to create beautiful quilts.

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

9781410442772

1410442772

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461 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.

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Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction series.

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A CBA Bestselling Author, A New York Times Bestselling Author -- Amish widow Emma Yoder's first quilting class seems a mismatched group. There's a troubled young woman, a struggling couple, a widower seeking solace, a rough and tough biker doing community service, and a preacher's wife looking for relaxation. But as their problems begin to bind them together like the scraps in a quilt, each learns to open up and lend a helping hand. Is this what God had in mind -- to heal hurting hearts and create beauty from fragments?

Author Notes

Wanda E. Brunstetter began writing when she was a child. She became more serious about writing and completed coursework on writing for children at The Institute of Children's Literature in 1980 which was also the year of her first publication. Brunstetter is a professional ventriloquist and has published several ventriloquist books.

Brunstetter's first novel was published in 1997. She enjoys writing about the Amish because of their peaceful and simple lives. Her book, Lancaster Brides, was on the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) bestseller's list for seven months. Her book Lydia's Charm made The New York Times Bestseller list for 2010 and her title The Healing made Publisher's Weekly Best Selling List for 2011. Also her title Goodbye to Yesterday made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013. Brunstetter's title, The Decision, made the Publisher's Weekly Best Seller in 2015.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Popular Amish specialist Brunstetter (Kentucky Brothers series) offers a twist on Amish: a group of "English" (i.e., non-Amish) people take a quilting class from Amish widow Emma Yoder. The students all have problems in their lives that they inevitably bring to the class, which quickly functions as a support group as they-sometimes reluctantly-hear one another out. They are unsubtly diverse: a black preacher's wife, a Hispanic widower who is a single dad, a biker working off a DUI, a goth young adult, a bickering suburban couple. Brunstetter's fans will likely ignore the shortcomings of the novel (clunky dialogue like "Do you see that colorful Amish quilt hanging on the line in the yard across the road?") and have some fun as their favorite character resolves his or her crisis with a stitch in time. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.