“Yates weaves surprises and vivid descriptions into this moving tale about strong and nurturing female family bonds.”—Booklist on Confessions from the Quilting Circle The Ashwood women don’t have much in common…except their ability to keep secrets.When Lark Ashwood’s beloved grandmother dies, she and her sisters discover an unfinished quilt. Finishing it could be the reason Lark’s been looking … unfinished quilt. Finishing it could be the reason Lark’s been looking for to stop running from the past, but is she ever going to be brave enough to share her biggest secret with the people she ought to be closest to?
Hannah can’t believe she’s back in Bear Creek, the tiny town she sacrificed everything to escape from. The plan? Help her sisters renovate her grandmother’s house and leave as fast as humanly possible. Until she comes face-to-face with a man from her past. But getting close to him again might mean confessing what really drove her away…
Stay-at-home mom Avery has built a perfect life, but at a cost. She’ll need all her family around her, and all her strength, to decide if the price of perfection is one she can afford to keep paying.
This summer, the Ashwood women must lean on each other like never before, if they are to stitch their family back together, one truth at a time…
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“You have never gone so far that you can’t come back home again.”
Confessions from the Quilting Circle by Maisey Yates Is a family drama that weaves the personal stories and heartaches of seven generations of women. Upon her death, Adeline Dowell had left her estate to her daughter, Mary. Now months later Mary is meeting her daughters Avery, Hannah, and Lark at the large old family home to make decisions for the future of The Dowell House. There are layers of history, secrets, and misunderstandings in their lives that will be uncovered in the next few weeks.
The women find the attic filled with unfinished projects left behind by Addie. There is a box of fabric that hides old diaries within the folds of fabric. Lark decides that her mom and sisters should honor Gram by finishing the memory quilt. Each woman chooses a different fabric for their blocks. This will begin the summer of the sisters getting to know one another in a deeper way and there will be life-changing decisions to make. The Ashwood girls will finally confront truths about their own lives and seek to bond with their mother.
The book has excerpts of diaries from Anabeth Snow in 1864, Ava Moore in 1923, and Dot, 1944. As each one works on their quilt blocks, they discover the secrets of past generations and how their decisions have an influence on the Ashwood women of the present day.
Publication Date: May 4, 2021 (The book does need some editing)
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.