THE GOODBYE QUILT BY SUSAN WIGGS - A PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY
THE GOODBYE QUILT
BY SUSAN WIGGS
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Linda Davis's local fabric shop is a place where women gather to share their creations: quilts commemorating important events in their lives. Wedding quilts, baby quilts, memorial quiltseach is bound tight with dreams, hopes and yearnings.
Now, as her only child readies for college, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Who will she be when she is no longer needed in her role as mom? What will become of her days? Of her marriage?
Mother and daughter decide to share one last adventure togethera cross-country road trip to move Molly into her dorm. As they wend their way through the heart of the country, Linda stitches together the scraps that make up Molly's young life. And in the quilting of each bit of fabricthe hem of a christening gown, a snippet from a Halloween costumeLinda discovers that the memories of a shared journey can come together in a way that will keep them both warm in the years to come
Now, as her only child readies for college, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Who will she be when she is no longer needed in her role as mom? What will become of her days? Of her marriage?
Mother and daughter decide to share one last adventure togethera cross-country road trip to move Molly into her dorm. As they wend their way through the heart of the country, Linda stitches together the scraps that make up Molly's young life. And in the quilting of each bit of fabricthe hem of a christening gown, a snippet from a Halloween costumeLinda discovers that the memories of a shared journey can come together in a way that will keep them both warm in the years to come
READ AN EXCERPT:
How do you say goodbye to a piece of your heart? If you're a quilter, you have a time-honored way to express yourself.
A quilt is an object of peculiar intimacy. By virtue of the way it is created, every inch of the fabric is touched. Each scrap absorbs the quilter's scent and the invisible oils of her skin, the smell of her household and, thanks to the constant pinning and stitching, her blood in the tiniest of quantities. And tears, though she might be loath to admit it.
! My adult life has been a patchwork of projects, most of which were fleeting fancies of overreaching vision. I tend to seize on things, only to abandon them due to a lack of time, talent or inclination.
There are a few things I'm truly good at-Jeopardy!, riding a bike, balancing a checkbook, orienteering, making balloon animalsand quilting.
I'm good at pulling together little bits and pieces of disparate objects. The process suits me. Each square captures my attention like a new landscape. Everything about quilting suits me, an occupation for hands and heart and imagination.
Other things didn't work out so wellSzechuan cooking, topiary gardening, video games and philately come to mind.
My main project, my ultimate work-in-progress, is Molly, of course. And today she's going away to college, clear across the country. CorrectionI'm taking her away, delivering her like an insured parcel to a new life.
A quilt is an object of peculiar intimacy. By virtue of the way it is created, every inch of the fabric is touched. Each scrap absorbs the quilter's scent and the invisible oils of her skin, the smell of her household and, thanks to the constant pinning and stitching, her blood in the tiniest of quantities. And tears, though she might be loath to admit it.
! My adult life has been a patchwork of projects, most of which were fleeting fancies of overreaching vision. I tend to seize on things, only to abandon them due to a lack of time, talent or inclination.
There are a few things I'm truly good at-Jeopardy!, riding a bike, balancing a checkbook, orienteering, making balloon animalsand quilting.
I'm good at pulling together little bits and pieces of disparate objects. The process suits me. Each square captures my attention like a new landscape. Everything about quilting suits me, an occupation for hands and heart and imagination.
Other things didn't work out so wellSzechuan cooking, topiary gardening, video games and philately come to mind.
My main project, my ultimate work-in-progress, is Molly, of course. And today she's going away to college, clear across the country. CorrectionI'm taking her away, delivering her like an insured parcel to a new life.
To finish reading this excerpt, go to the eHarlequin website HERE, where this came from.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
In addition to being a militant romance writer, a feminist, a guilt-ridden mother and a perfect wife, Susan Wiggs grows mutant tomatoes, speaks French, and plays the cello. Her hobbies are reading, traveling the world and Fair Isle knittin! g. She l ives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, her daughter, and the world's most ill-mannered Airedale. Although she has convinced her family that toiling away at a writing career makes her a candidate for martyrdom, she secretly believes it's the second-most fun to be had.
Wiggs, a Harvard graduate, confesses that a book once saved her sanity. Trapped at Barcelona Airport during an airline strike, she vividly remembers savoring every lush, escapist word of a romance novel. Ever since, it has been her quest to write the sort of books people cling to in crowded airports, or whenever life gets too crazy.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Susan Wiggs has won many awards for her work, including a RITA from Romance Writers of America. She has also published with a number of houses, including Avon, HarperCollins, Warner and MIRA Books.
In addition to being a militant romance writer, a feminist, a guilt-ridden mother and a perfect wife, Susan Wiggs grows mutant tomatoes, speaks French, and plays the cello. Her hobbies are reading, traveling the world and Fair Isle knittin! g. She l ives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, her daughter, and the world's most ill-mannered Airedale. Although she has convinced her family that toiling away at a writing career makes her a candidate for martyrdom, she secretly believes it's the second-most fun to be had.
Wiggs, a Harvard graduate, confesses that a book once saved her sanity. Trapped at Barcelona Airport during an airline strike, she vividly remembers savoring every lush, escapist word of a romance novel. Ever since, it has been her quest to write the sort of books people cling to in crowded airports, or whenever life gets too crazy.
FROM SUSAN WIGGS' WEBSITE:
Susan Wiggs writes on her website about what this book means to her and how it was finally finished. Please go HERE to her website to read about it. Then you can watch the video that Susan Wiggs herself created below. I think after seeing it, especially if you are a parent, you will get an even better idea about this wonderful book! (Turn up your speaker for some lovely music with it as well)GIVEAWAY
I HAVE ONE COPY MYSELF OF THIS
LOVELY SUSAN WIGGS BOOK,
THE GOODBYE QUILT, TO GIVE
AWAY TO ONE LUCKY WINNER
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6 PM, EST, JUNE 3
GOOD LUCK!
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