Originally Posted by
Raggiemom
I've only read the first one, The Quilters Apprentice but a couple people advised me to read in order.
I have read every book of hers and yes, I read them in order according to date. After a while, they become part of your family - trust me, it's true. Also "Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker" and "Mrs. Lincoln's Rival" are out and are excellent books. I learned a lot from them. After I read Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, I read about Elizabeth Keckley and learned more history than I thought I knew. I also just found out that in 2015, Jennifer Chiaverini has a new book coming out "Mrs. Grant". That should be a good one also. It is historical fiction and I love historical fiction.
For what it is worth there is another set of five books, so far, by Marie Bostwick. They are the Cobblestone Quilt Shop series. Those, also, become part of your family.
Any of you that know my way of doing things know that I listen to audiobooks while I sew. Just a little addition here.....I am embroidering a Christmas quilt (have been working on it for four years off and on) and I am listening to "Defending Jacob". It is really a good book. I am on the last disc now and am so into the book that I have sewed more than I thought I had. (There is some severe swearing in it - which as anyone knows does not do well with me.) If I can slide past the words, it is a gripping novel and the voice of the narrator reads the book so well, it is like I am in on all the conversations. I think that is what I like about listening to books rather than reading them. I can do my sewing and be anywhere the book has taken me.
My next set of books to read are William Kent Krueger novels - from first book to last. He is from St. Paul, Mn and wrote several of his books in a restaurant that is not far from where I live. He writes detective stories that take place in northern northern Minnesota (that is the coldest part of Mn.) If any of you know of other books that are in the same genre (continuation) I would love to hear of them.
Enjoy Jennifer - she is my favorite - besides, if I am not mistaken she lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Not far from St. Paul, Mn!!!!! My aunt lived there.
Enjoy the day. Edie