BOOK DESCRIPTION
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.
REVIEW
Verra is in a funk. She is in a new town and her reasons to move there are gone. She is not feeling Christmas this year. Enter Fiona, the daughter of her neighbors. Vera steps in to help in an emergency and Fiona sparks a project in the form of a Christmas Quilt for her mom. From there, Vera recruits 3 more very different women to help make this Christmas quilt, What happens next is nothing short of miraculous.. The women who come from different worlds with their own challenges work together to create something worth making, and not the quilt. The friendships of these women, forged in this project and surrounding the family that is struggling creates a family with strong bonds. I loved the development of the story, of the characters, and found it a perfectly cheery Christmas book. I highly recommend it. I loved the heartwarming aspects and the conflict resolution. This was a truly inspiring story, I highly recommend it. I received an early copy from the publisher through net galley and this is my honest review.