The Quilter's Legacy Book Review

I picked up The Quilter's Legacy: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (The Elm Creek Quilts) by Jennifer Chiaverini at one of the libraries I think.  was  It was in my reading pile which is sadly getting way bigger then the speed which I can read so I was settled that I was going to get back to it.  I knew nothing about it but I was interested in finding out what it was about.  After I read the book and I was preparing for the review, I found out this book was in a series and this was book 5.  I normally look up that information first but it was easy to read on it's own without any problems so I didn't even think twice.

Readers of Jennifer Chiaverini's popular and engaging Elm Creek Quilts series are treated in each successive volume to storytelling that expertly weaves the joys and intricacies of history, quilting, and family ties. In The Quilter's Legacy, a daughter's search for her mother's treasured heirlooms illuminates life in Manhattan and rural Pennsylvania at the turn of the last century.
When precious heirloom quilts hand-stitched by her mother turn up missing from the attic of Elm Creek Manor, Sylvia Bergstrom Compson resolves to find them. From scant resources -- journal entries, receipts, and her own fading memories -- she pieces together clues, then queries quilting friends from around the world. When dozens of leads arrive via the Internet, Sylvia and her fiancé, Andrew, embark on a nationwide investigation of antiques shops and quilt museums.
Sylvia's quest leads her to unexpected places, where offers of assistance are not always what they seem. As the search continues, revelations surface about her mother, Eleanor Lockwood, who died in 1930, when Sylvia was only a child. Burdened with poor health and distant parents, Eleanor Lockwood defied her family by marrying for love. Far from her Manhattan home, she embraced her new life among the Bergstroms -- but although warmth and affection surrounded Eleanor at last, the Bergstroms could not escape the tragedies of their times.
As Sylvia recovers some of the missing quilts and accepts others as lost forever, she reflects on the woman her mother was and mourns the woman she never knew. For every daughter who has yearned to know the untold story of her mother's life, and for every mother who has longed to be heard, The Quilter's Legacy will resonate with heartfelt honesty as it reveals what tenuous connections bind the generations and celebrates the love that sustains them.

This book switches from generation to generation of the different people in the family to tell the story of the quilts . I thought it was really interesting to see the changes in the stories and lives of the people because it was really interesting.  The mystery of where the quilts have gone is amazing and I loved following along with the hunt for them.  I am not normally one for historical books but this one was really good and easy to follow with lots of great characters to pull for.  The biggest problem was that it just ended when I thought that there was going to be a little more wrap up.  I am assuming that the next book in the series will have the next steps but only time will tell.  I enjoyed the story and the characters in this book and I can't wait to see others in the series to get the rest of the story.  I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I have!