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About the Book
When a band of runaway slaves brings Union-loyal Beth Bumgartner a
wounded Confederate soldier named Joe, it is the
catalyst that pushes her to defy her pacifist parents
and become a nurse during the Battle of Antietam.
Her mother's mysterious goodbye gift is filled with quilt blocks that bring comfort to Beth during the hard days and lonely nights, but as she sews each block, she realizes there is a hidden message of faith within the pattern that encourages and sustains her. Reunited with Joe, Beth learns his secret and puts the quilt's message to its greatest test—but can betrayal be forgiven?
Her mother's mysterious goodbye gift is filled with quilt blocks that bring comfort to Beth during the hard days and lonely nights, but as she sews each block, she realizes there is a hidden message of faith within the pattern that encourages and sustains her. Reunited with Joe, Beth learns his secret and puts the quilt's message to its greatest test—but can betrayal be forgiven?
My Review
This is the first Quilts of Love
book I have read. I love any book that has to do with the Civil War and
this book takes you right into the heart of the battle. Beth is a woman
who just wants to help others and nurse but she doesn't realize the
horrors of war until she is in the middle of the battle. The house Ruth
lives in now with her grandmama and they have been brought a wounded
Confederate soldier named Jo. As the battles continue right outside the
door and shake the house, it fills with the wounded. Beth nurses Jo and
so the story continues with battles, until they move quickly back to
Beth's parents house away from the battles. There is a sweet love story
that grows while Beth sews together quilting blocks while the battle
rages outside.
Overall this is a fairly short story and I enjoyed the love story, yet I wish the book had more depth in some way.
"I received this book from Litfuse for free in exchange for an honest review."
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