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A review by maryfrances_odea
The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
4.0
An interesting "next step" in the Elm Creek Quilts series. I wondered throughout the book how well this would sit with quilters - very little quilting is in the book, although the story is anchored with a couple of quilts.
Obviously a passion of the author's is the Civil War and a lot of research and historical details are in the book, but I had to ask myself if it was too much, the battle scenes were graphic and the entire book didn't read much like a "women's book". That being said, it was an interesting portrayal of the Civil War from "afar". A town that for the most part stayed out of the battle, yet had many scars by the end.
Obviously a passion of the author's is the Civil War and a lot of research and historical details are in the book, but I had to ask myself if it was too much, the battle scenes were graphic and the entire book didn't read much like a "women's book". That being said, it was an interesting portrayal of the Civil War from "afar". A town that for the most part stayed out of the battle, yet had many scars by the end.