What It’s About:
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.
My Thoughts:
I look forward to Carlson’s Christmas novella every year. This one is a lovely
story centering around a woman whose traditional Christmas’s have been derailed,
then she meets a sweet child who changes everything. Four-year-old Fiona
spreads Christmas joy just by being her sweet, precocious self. As the quilt
comes together, so do the lives of the most unexpected quilters. This story is about
healing and transformation and Carlson does a beautiful job telling this wonderful
story. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this
review are completely my own.