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The Master Quilter: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Hardcover)

by Jennifer Chiaverini (Author) "Wedding bells rang at Elm Creek Manor much earlier than any of the Elm Creek Quilters could have predicted! ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Mar 30 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743236157
ISBN-13: 978-0743236157
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 14.9 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 413 g

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Even a newcomer to the popular Elm Creek Quilts series will quickly get caught up in the lives of the ladies who stitch. Sylvia Compson, the doyenne of the quilters who teach their art at the Elm Creek Quilt Camp, has married Andrew Cooper-an occasion of joy, with one hitch. The surprise Christmas Eve wedding meant Sylvia's friends didn't have time to craft the requisite bridal quilt. Will 140 six-inch blocks arrive by April 1? Sarah McClure is betting they will, but her husband, Matt, bets two weeks of breakfast in bed that Sarah can't keep a secret for three months. Not all the tension in the book is quite so mellow, though. Summer Sullivan has to decide how to define being her own woman. Does it mean staying in Waterford with the quilters or following her love, Jeremy, when he finishes graduate school? And Bonnie Markham has big woes: her fabric shop, Grandma's Attic, is running in the red, and her husband, Craig, has been conniving with evil realtor Greg Krolich to push her over the edge. This is the modern world, with cell phones and cybersex, but Chiaverini's quilting women are also a world apart. They feel one another's joys and griefs acutely; their lives are stitched together. The author's style is clean, and almost YA simple, and her dialogue is uninspired. Yet she intensifies the story's texture by retelling key scenes from multiple points of view, and along the way she enriches the reader's awareness of quilting's importance as a female art form and a source of deep common bonds.
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The members of the Elm Creek Quilters set out to commemorate their matriarch Sylvia's recent wedding and her years of devotion to quilting and Elm Creek Manor with a bridal quilt. Sylvia's friends and students agree to contribute blocks that express how Sylvia has inspired them. But the project hits snags when the local quilters are confronted with their own personal problems, including a troubled marriage, a potential business failure, a budding romance, and new career prospects. Long-buried secrets, animosities, and yearnings rise to the surface as the women struggle to meet their quilting deadline and maintain the close circle of friendship that has sustained them. This latest novel in the Elm Creek Quilt series brings to the forefront the supporting characters who have made it such a popular series. Vanessa Bush
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5.0 out of 5 stars Chiaverini's Latest Effort is Masterful, May 1 2004

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Jennifer Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilts series has drawn readers in for five books now, and the sixth, THE MASTER QUILTER, will be no different.

The beloved characters from the previous books are back. This time, the Elm Creek Quilters are trying to arrange a wedding quilt as a surprise present for newlyweds Sylvia and Andrew. To help make the quilt, the Elm Creek Quilters contact various minor characters from earlier books to have them contribute quilt blocks.

Meanwhile, Sarah's ability to keep a secret is tested, especially by her husband, Matthew. But both she and Sylvia seem to have minor roles in this book compared to some of the other characters. Bonnie is having financial problems with Grandma's Attic and, even worse, marital difficulties. Diane is feeling unappreciated by her fellow quilters and suspects that her son has begun his bad ways again. Gwen is trying to deal with her peers at the college who tell her that quilting is not a serious academic subject; she feels pressured to stop studying what she loves and concentrate on what is "in." Summer, Gwen's daughter, is moving in with her boyfriend without telling her mother, and she's juggling career choices as well.

Agnes is there for Bonnie, but her role is minor. She's her usual self: helpful, loyal and a good friend. When she does some investigation work to help out Bonnie, we see a different side of the usually reserved Agnes.

The prose here is wonderful, much like the images of quilts throughout the book. The characters are more fleshed out in this latest installment; it is interesting to see them struggling with decisions that any person could face in real life. The history among the characters is respected, which adds to the power of the story. Past relationships are brought in; the nicest was the hostility between Diane and her neighbor Mary Beth, the President of the other quilting club. The messages of friendship and loyalty are still there, and the fact that, six books later, these characters are still interesting is a testament to Chiaverini's writing abilities.

This is a series that can continue for the foreseeable future, and that is a good thing. These characters have a lot of stories left in them, and Chiaverini is bringing them to life in a wonderful way.

--- Reviewed by Melissa A. Palmer (melissaenglish72@yahoo.com)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yet!, April 22 2004

By	K. Craig (Seatte,WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jennifer Chiaverini's writing continues to improve! I received and read this book on the same day. The chapter style she used in this edition of the series, using each character's view point of the same time period, was refreshing and not over-done. It is SOOOO nice to enjoy a book that has been proof-read and edited as well as this one! My kudos to the publisher.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for the next one!, April 14 2004

By	Kirsten Wallevand "Knitaholic" (Farmington, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved Jennifer Chiaverini's latest Elm Creek Quilts novel. The book tells the story of the same several month time period from the view of different characters. Each chapter is another character's experience. It was very interesting to read what each person was thinking at the time and how the actions of others, which seemed unusual, were explained when the next chapter was told in their voice. Once again, Chiaverini has wrapped her readers in the warm storyquilt of friendship that trancends age and geography. Some characters are moving on to different places in their lives, and I look forward to the new characters that will fill their places at Elm Creek Quilts and the stories they will bring with them.
On a side note: Oooohhhh! I hate that man! Bonnie Markham's husband Craig is one of the biggest turd's I've ever read in a novel! Just wait, you'll hate him too.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the previous books!
I have been a fan of Jennifer Chiaverini's work since the first book and each one has been full and rich. My expectations for her new book were high, I admit. Read more

Published on April 12 2004 by L. Olfert

5.0 out of 5 stars A wedding quilt for Sylvia and Andrew
The Elm Street Quilters decide that they must celebrate the marriage of their friend Sylvia with a special wedding quilt. Read more

Published on April 6 2004 by Karen Potts

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to the series!
The Master Quilter is another well written novel by Jennifer Chiaverini. I especially enjoyed reading about some of characters who appeared in the earlier books of the series... Read more

Published on Mar 21 2004