000 010760000a22002170004500
010 _a2008025098
020 _a1416533168 (alk. paper) 9781416533160 (alk. paper)
100 _aChiaverini, Jennifer.
245 _aThe lost quilter
260 _aNew York.
_bSimon & Schuster.
_c1/7/2011
300 _ax, 337 p. ; 22 cm.
500 _aMaster quilter Sylvia Compson discovers a stash of letters in the attic of Elm Creek Manor and traces a tale back to 1859. An escaped slave, Joanna, spent a brief period at Elm Creek Farm until she was captured and returned to bondage, leaving her son in the care of the Bergstrom family. If Sylvia is to determine the fate of Joanna and her son, she must rely on one important clue-- the meticulou
520 _aIncludes sketches of quilt blocks on lining papers.
590 _b45138
650 _aCompson, Sylvia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
650 _aQuilting -- Fiction.
650 _aQuiltmakers -- Fiction.
650 _aQuilts -- Fiction.
651 _xGenealogy -- Fiction.
852 _oF CHI
999 _c36396
_d36396