The Union Quilters

An Elm Creek Quilts Novel

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved Elm Creek Quilts series here takes listeners back to the Civil War for a powerful tale of husbands, wives, and a nation torn apart. Fervent abolitionism rules the day in 1862 Water’s Ford, Pennsylvania. So when the local men answer Mr. Lincoln’s call to arms, wives are left behind to keep the town functioning. Fortunately, the ladies of Elm Creek Valley have an ingenious plan.

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Enjoyed it

If you could sum up The Union Quilters in three words, what would they be?

Took me a little bit to get into it, but once I did I couldn't stop listening to it. I love all the history as in all of her books.

Great Historical Fiction.

What did you love best about The Union Quilters?

How well the author intertwined a quilt, a quilting circle and their soldier husbands perspectives into a story with no ends left untied.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Gerta was my favorite. She was most interesting being the scandal of the whole circle and the town yet compassionate to those fighting for the country. And she was a paid employee; unheard of in those times.

Have you listened to any of Christina Moore’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I haven't heard her before but I thought she did an excellent job with characters whether they were male or possessing an accent.

If you could take any character from The Union Quilters out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Gerta. Seems she'd have a plethora of stories to share.

Amazing story!!

the best one in the series. this series just keeps getting better and better, but this book is a standout.

Families, Civil War, Abolition & Freedoms

Chiaverini has a talent for historical fiction that makes you feel like you are there.

One of the best of this series.

The narrator has amazing gifts as her voice embodies each unique character. The story has tears and triumph and a surprise ending. One of the best of this series.

Awesome

As usual Jennifer writes engaging and historically informed stories continuing the legacy of the Bertram family.

Wonderful Historical Civil War Story

I had to adjust my thinking from the previous Elm Creek books. I loved learning more about the earlier relatives and friends of Sylvia Bergstrom… I see opportunities for so many other books focused on other characters and I deeply hope that JC will continue writing the series… I am hooked and will definitely keep searching for more from this series. I also believe that the narrator - Cristina Moore is fantastic and is another reason I keep looking for books that she has narrated.

More social history than quilting

I have read several of Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilters series books, and expected this one to be similar. It wasn't. The world of the book is the American Civil War, in a community where loyalties are divided. The production of an opportunity quilt and subsequent publication of patterns is an interesting but minor subplot. For the most part, however, the story is about the lives of brothers, lovers, and husbands at war and in the prison camps, and the communication between women and their soldiers. Once I gave in to the author's idea for the book, rather than mine, I found it every bit as interesting and rewarding as the others.

The Union Quilters

I would highly recommend this book to people who enjoy historical novels. I felt more aware of the Civil War.

The challenges of the Civil War.

What did you love best about The Union Quilters?

The way Jennifer can pull you right into the story and you find yourself pulling for different people in the story. You feel like you are part of the story, wonderful!

What did you like best about this story?

The way the town pulled together during the Civil War.