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In the fourth volume of the Elm Creek Quilts series, Sylvia Compson discovers evidence of her ancestors’ courageous involvement in the Underground Railroad. Scouring her attic she finds three quilts and a memoir by Gerda, the spinster sister of the clan patriarch Hans Bergstrom. The memoir recounts how the Bergstroms used quilts as signposts to shelter fugitive slaves within Elm Creek Manor, including a pregnant runaway named Joanna from a South Carolina plantation. Facing the perils that accompany their hidden mission, Sylvia delves deeper into her family’s past with the help of the Elm Creek Quilters and descendants named in Gerda’s tale. The discovery forces her to confront the darker aspects of her lineage while reinforcing her own moral convictions.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jennifer Chiaverini
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