The Healing Quilt by Wanda Brunstetter
The intriguing title, The
Healing Quilt, coupled with the cover picture of contrasts--an Amish woman in
very modest, plain dress sitting on a beautiful quilt with an Englisher woman
in traditional summer shorts and tank on a beach (whew!)-- causes the reader to
want to dive in to the story right away!
Wanda Brunstetter weaves
the lives of six men and women in a quilting class with their challenges and
mysteries as only a skilled storyteller can do.
Of course main characters Emma and husband, Lamar held the keys to success for their quilting
students, if they would only follow the kind directions given!
As each student faces
life changing decisions, their lives interact with their previously unknown
classmates there in Florida as well as students from Emma’s former Indiana
quilting classes from a year or more in the past.
As a lover of Amish
fiction I enjoyed the change of the typical setting from the Amish in the north
to snowbird Amish in sunny Florida.
Amish folk are encouraged to adhere to their church doctrine, but in
this story the main Amish characters became missionaries to the English
community with their kind, non-judgmental treatment of all the folks in their quilting
classes and relationships. They
certainly portrayed a convincing scenario of “winning a hearing” by their
kindness and generous lives. As the
quilts come together in the end, so does the story for a great ending.
I received this book from handlebar in exchange for my hones review.
