Jennifer Chiaveriniová je autorkou bestsellerů New York Times, která proslula svými oceňovanými historickými romány a oblíbenou sérií Elm Creek Quilts. Její historická fikce zachycuje fascinující příběhy a proniká do samotné podstaty života žen v nebezpečných obdobích. Věnuje se texturám života žen napříč společenskými vrstvami a rasami v těchto klíčových letech. Její romány jsou ceněny pro svou schopnost vtáhnout čtenáře do minulé doby a nabídnout hluboký vhled do ženských zkušeností.
The novel continues the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, weaving together themes of quilting, family, community, and history. Jennifer Chiaverini explores the connections between these elements, celebrating the art of quilting as a means of storytelling and preserving heritage. Readers can expect a heartfelt narrative that highlights the importance of relationships and the shared experiences that bind people together through generations.
Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved Elm Creek Quilts series returns with a new installment featuring Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts. After two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago, Summer unexpectedly returns home, greeted with both joy and concern from her mother, Gwen, best friend Sarah, master quilter Sylvia, and colleagues. Stuck with writer’s block, she struggles to finish her thesis and graduate. Elm Creek Manor offers a much-needed retreat as she faces her extended deadline. To distract herself, Summer organizes an exhibit of antique quilts to raise funds for renovating Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. However, her research reveals troubling aspects of Waterford’s past, raising questions of racism, economic injustice, and political corruption. While quilt lovers and history buffs celebrate her growing collection, local leaders demand the removal of references to the town's troubled history. As controversy mounts, Summer worries that her pursuit of truth may jeopardize the Society’s chance to save Union Hall. She must rally the quilting community to support her cause. This story explores the power of collective memory, as Summer rediscovers her passion for history and envisions a hopeful future.
Set against the backdrop of World War I, this novel highlights the brave women known as "munitionettes" who worked in Britain's arsenals, building bombs and facing perilous conditions. As they contribute to the war effort, they also form strong bonds of friendship and resilience, finding joy and empowerment through soccer. Blending historical events with themes of camaraderie and courage, the story celebrates the unsung heroines of the era.
Nevertheless, the U.S. Army Signal Corps promptly began recruiting them.More than 7,600 women responded, including Grace Banker of New Jersey, a switchboard instructor with AT&T; and an alumna of Barnard College;
Jennifer Chiaverini of the Elm Creek Quilts series shares a new 100-block sampler quilt pattern inspired by her best-selling novel! Step-by-step instructions to traditionally piece or foundation piece blocks.
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini presents an enthralling historical novel centered on the women’s suffrage movement, inspired by three courageous women who risked their lives for the right to vote. Twenty-five-year-old Alice Paul returns to New Jersey after years in Great Britain, determined to revitalize the suffrage movement at home. Although nine states have granted women voting rights, only a constitutional amendment can secure the vote for all. To galvanize support, Alice organizes a grand procession down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, just before the inauguration of President-elect Woodrow Wilson, an outspoken antisuffragist. Joining her is thirty-nine-year-old Maud Malone, a New Yorker and advocate for women’s and workers’ rights, known for her bold interruptions of politicians’ speeches. Civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett insists that women of color must be included in both the march and the proposed amendment, fearing that white suffragists may prioritize their own interests over those of Black women. On March 3, 1913, the march begins, but negligent police allow hostile crowds to threaten the participants, jeopardizing the demonstration and the women’s safety. Inspired by true events, this novel recounts a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in the struggle for women’s rights.
When wintry weather damages the church hall hosting the town Christmas boutique, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson hosts the event at her ancestral family estate, along with the other members of the Elm Creek Quilters club
After Wisconsin graduate student Mildred Fish marries brilliant German economist Arvid Harnack, she accompanies him to his German homeland, where a promising future awaits. In the thriving intellectual culture of 1930s Berlin, the newlyweds create a rich new life filled with love, friendships, and rewarding work--but the rise of a malevolent new political faction inexorably changes their fate. As Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party wield violence and lies to seize power, Mildred, Arvid, and their friends resolve to resist. Mildred gathers intelligence for her American contacts, including Martha Dodd, the vivacious and very modern daughter of the US ambassador. Her German friends, aspiring author Greta Kuckoff and literature student Sara Weiss, risk their lives to collect information from journalists, military officers, and officials within the highest levels of the Nazi regime. For years, Mildred's network stealthily fights to bring down the Third Reich from within. But when Nazi radio operatives detect an errant Russian signal, the Harnack resistance cell is exposed, with fatal consequences
In 1875, Elizabeth Todd Edwards is shocked to learn her estranged sister, Mary Todd Lincoln, has tried to take her own life. This event causes Elizabeth to look back on her fraught relationship with her famous sister.
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. Estranged from Ada's father, who was infamously “mad, bad, and dangerous to know,” Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science. Any troubling spark of imagination--or worse yet, passion or poetry--is promptly extinguished. Or so her mother believes. When Ada is introduced into London society as a highly eligible young heiress, she at last discovers the intellectual and social circles she has craved all her life. Little does she realize that her delightful new friendship with inventor Charles Babbage--brilliant, charming, and occasionally curmudgeonly--will shape her destiny
