"Once a skill learned by most women, sewing was needed for managing a home and raising a family. It was also an acceptable way for a woman to make a living in an era when careers for women were limited. Can sewing bring four women hope in face of tragedy? When these women put needle and thread to fabric, will their sewing lead them to love?"--Back cover.
Contents:
A language of love / Debby Lee. Woven hearts / Jacquolyn McMurray -- A language of love / Kimberley Woodhouse -- Tallored sweethearts / Debby Lee.
Summary:
Hearts sewn with love by Darlene Panzera -- During the California gold rush, seamstress Maggie McDermott findes her heart torn between the men who want to marry her and the one fortune hunter who won't. Woven hearts by Jacquolyn McMurray -- Marie Pulnik survived the shritwaist factory fire and struggles to provide for her family, despite the disastrous misguided intentions of the handsome union organizer who tries to help. A Language of love by Kimberley Woodhouse -- Jeni O'Brien, a milliner with a thick Irish accent, and Philip March, a renowned baseball player who grew up on the streets of Brooklyn, meet at the office of a language teacher. But will the issues with their backgrounds that first brought them together also drive them apart? Tailored sweethearts by Debby Lee -- Parachute seamstress Stella McGovern struggles with her faith in desperate circumstances. Can a fighter pilot teach her to hope in her darkest hours? Immerse yourself in history alongside four women who face tragedy and trials of faith. Can sewing bring them hope and lead to relationships ending in love?
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