The Basement Quilt

Colebridge Community Series, Book 1 of 7

By: Ann Hazelwood

Narrated by: Jeanna Juleson

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

You'll love Anne Brown and the Colebridge Community! In The Basement Quilt, a novel by Ann Hazelwood, you'll get to know the family and friends of Anne Brown, a plucky florist whose daily ups and downs will seem so familiar, you'll identify with her right away.

Anne decides to learn to quilt to help her aunt, and in the process, learns family secrets. Then she uncovers a mysterious presence in her mother's basement, or does she? Anne learns about love, too, in various forms. She and the members of the Colebridge community go through some big life changes. Are their decisions wise or does trouble lie ahead? The Basement Quilt is not just the title of this first novel in a series; the basement quilt itself is a character. You'll want to meet other quilt 'characters' throughout the series.

©2021 Ann Hazelwood (P)2021 Rowman & Littlefield

Hurrrrah. Terrific book

While the books off a tad slow, keep listening. Easy to see this will be my favorite cozy quilt mystery series.
Well written with enjoyable characters who are just the right mix.
On a scale of 1 to 10, 9.5 for sure.

good story

I enjoy the story but much of the time it felt like it it was being read by a computer generated voice rather than a person. It made it difficult to listen to at times.

Down to earth storyline.

I had a hard time shutting it off to do other things, I need headphones for the next one.

Needs new voice

Performance is drawl and slow, and has been my least favorite narrator to date. Good, simple storyline

Great story line

I totally loved the story line in this book and I'm really looking forward to the next in the series. Being an avid quilter, i could relate to the characters. I knew long before they did that it was Grandmother and, later on Aunt Marie, helping them out. The reason for the poor performance rating was because it didn't sound natural. I put more annimation into the stories I read to my 5th graders. I'm hoping they get better with more practice. Also, some words and phrases need to be shelved, i.e. "pretty" as in "pretty good" and "Kodak moment".

Quilt ghosts

Chosen for subject as I return to quilting. innocent and charming story. Narration sounds automated.

Quilting is always a great read

I enjoyed reading about quilters and their lives . This one has a interesting blast from the past as in a ghost quilter !

Too unbelievable

The story was just too unbelievable. The wording sounded fake - normal conversation just doesn't carry that way. I only finished the story because I paid for it. I couldn't 'buy into it' and it did not hold my attention. Also, the audio sounded hollow as if the reader, who read too fast, was in a large room where everything echoed. I'm sorry but this just was not a good read for me, at all. And hearing, '...I could care less...' - someone didn't pay attention during the editing process!

Ho hum

Poorly written very juvenile and story for a child in the 1950’s. Performance was stilted and silly! NOT a Kodak moment! I finished this because I spent my credit and didn’t want to waste.

I had to force myself to finish the book.

Very predictable plot. Narrative very flat .
Too elementary for my taste. I doubt I will listen to another book by this author.