I was excited to get a chance to read another Melody Carson Christmas book. A Quilt for Christmas by Melody Carlson was a great book to add to my Christmas reading pile. I have enjoyed a few of her books in the past and certainly can't turn down a good Christmas book or movie. My favorite type of book to read because it really has the spirit of the season to get my in the mood for the holiday. I look forward to reading these great piece of the holiday spirit.
Christmas
should be celebrated with family. But for Vera Swanson, that's not an
option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her
condo-for-one—until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing
help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town, Fiona
enlists Vera's help, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a
quilter, she has a special request—a Christmas quilt for Mama.
Vera
will have to get a ragtag group of women together in order to fulfill
the request. Between free-spirited artist Tasha, chatty empty nester
Beverly, retired therapist Eleanor, and herself, Vera has hopes that
Christmas for the Albright family will be merry, after all—and she may
find herself a new family of friends along the way.
Bestselling
and award-winning author Melody Carlson invites you to cuddle up this
holiday season with this cozy story of giving, forgiving, and a little
bit of romance.
I started off the story thinking that it was going to be sad and was a little worried but as always, there is a quick pick up of hope. I was instantly won over by Fiona Albright who was an adorable little girl that was coming to a neighbor that she didn't even know to ask for help for her mom. Vera Swanson stepped up to take care of three neighbor children that she didn't even know because their mother was in the hospital and their father was working out of town. Vera was brought back alive from the short few days with Fiona by starting a project to make her mom a Christmas quilt. Vera put herself out into the neighborhood and gets to know some people who are interested in learning how to quilt and might be able to help her finish this big project by Christmas in order to bless this family who was new to the area. It was a fast read that was an emotional story that had you hoping for all of the characters in the story. There were all the members of the Albright family, Vera Swanson and the Quilting ladies and their families. It was a great mix of characters and all of the interactions brought more information to the surface. The characters in the quilting group were all very different and they brought out qualities so that you could learn about everyone while making the Christmas quilt but you have to pick up the book for yourself to find out what happens. As with many shorter stories, I sometimes get to the end and wish there was a little more but that might be true with many books. I hope that you check out this book by Melody Carlson and a bunch of her other Christmas stories.
* I was given a copy of this book for my review but all opinions here are honest and my own.
