The Forgotten Seamstress

Name: The Forgotten Seamstress
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Liz Trenow
ISBN: 9781494572167

Author: Liz Trenow

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/09/2014

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A shy girl with no family, Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace.

Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. When she can't figure out the meaning of the message embroidered into its lining, she embarks on a quest to reveal its mystery, a puzzle that only seems to grow more important to her own heart. As Caroline pieces together the secret history of the quilt, she comes closer and closer to the truth about Maria.

Page-turning and heartbreaking, The Forgotten Seamstress weaves together past and present in an unforgettable journey.

About Liz Trenow

Liz Trenow is the author of The Forgotten Seamstress and The Poppy Factory. As Liz Curry, she worked as a journalist for national and regional newspapers, BBC radio, and television news, followed by a career in PR and communications. Silk weaving has been in her family for nearly three hundred years, and she grew up in the house next to the mill in Suffolk, England, which still operates today, weaving for top-end fashion houses and royal commissions. Liz lives in Essex, England, with her husband.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on May 30, 2014

A quilt with a history. A quilt containing royal cloth. A quilt spanning a number of years. A quilt that told a story. This mysterious quilt, a seamstress, stolen patches of material, royalty, and Caroline tell the tale of the beautiful, lovingly handmade quilt that connects Maria the seamstress t......more

Goodreads review by Dale on June 05, 2017

Four and a half stars. This story revolves around a quilt, the woman who made it and the woman who discovers it in her mother’s attic. Maria is the woman who made the quilt. She is a talented seamstress who ends up working for the royal family. There she attracts the interest of the Prince of Wales.......more

Goodreads review by Marguerite on May 16, 2014

Once again I seem to be in the minority of people whose heartstrings were not plucked by a book. I don't know if it's just my mood at the moment, but I've been reading an awful lot of books that were that dreaded thing, not bad, but not outstanding, and though I've enjoyed them-ish, I've found it di......more

Goodreads review by Liz on July 26, 2014

Thank you to Avon Books for the copy via a Goodreads Giveaway. It is 1910 and Maria, a talented young girl from the East end of London, is employed to work as a seamstress for the royal family. As an attractive girl, she soon catches the eye of the Prince of Wales and she in turn is captivated by his......more