From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln'âs Dressmaker and the Elm Creek Quilts series comes a moving novel following a daughterâs search for her motherâs treasured heirlooms.
When precious heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother turn up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson resolves to find them. From scant resourcesâjournal entries, receipts, and her own fading memoriesâshe pieces together clues, then queries quilting friends from around the world. When dozens of leads arrive via the Internet, Sylvia and her fiancĂ© embark on a nationwide investigation of antique shops and quilt museums.
Sylviaâs quest leads her to unexpected places, where offers of assistance are not always what they seem. As the search continues, revelations surface about her mother, who died when Sylvia was only a child. As Sylvia recovers some of the missing quilts and accepts others as lost forever, she reflects on the woman her mother was, and mourns the woman she never knew. For every woman who has yearned to know the untold story of her motherâs life, and for every mother who has longed to be heard, The Quilterâs Legacy resonates with heartfelt honesty as it reveals what tenuous connections bind the generations, and celebrates the love that sustains them.
