| The Healing Quilt | 
 enlarge | Author: Lauraine Snelling
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 432997
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 374
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1578565383
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781578565382
ASIN: 1578565383
Publication Date: July 16, 2002
Release Date: July 16, 2002
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Product Description
After her Aunt Teza?s test results turn out to be inconclusive, Dot Cooper resolves to raise money for a new mammogram machine, through the creation and auction of a magnificent, king-sized quilt to be sewn by the women of Jefferson City.
Dot?s efforts quickly draw the support of disparate members of the community, including newcomer Beth Donnelly, married to a local pastor, Elaine Giovanni, the stylish wife of a local surgeon; and an ailing Aunt Teza. But as the four different generations work the squares of the quilt, they are also confronted with ragged pieces of their own lives.
Though the women could not be more different on the surface, they hold in common quiet suffering triggered by painful circumstances: the death of children, the abandonment of husbands, the loneliness of depression. Yet their struggles will bring them closer together than they ever could have anticipated, and their lives will be dramatically changed, as together they experience the curative powers of The Healing Quilt.
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 Obvious, badly plotted, and tired characters July 24, 2006
This book was awful in so many ways. The tone was obnoxiously preachy; the characters and situations cliched. I think most 12 year olds could write characters that were more interesting and real. Worse that a TV sitcom, only without any laughs. The plotline could not have been more obvious. Most offensive is the young wife who solves major depression by just being honest and forgiving herself for her past "mistake". The simplistic solutions for all the problems brought up are insulting. This fiction is medically, emotionally, and spiritually unsound! I wish I had not wasted the time to read it.
 the most moving and compelling novel ever written November 30, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I finished reading this book in 3 hours. It was the most moving and compelling novel I have ever read. While amazed at how strong this group of women was, they were each struggling with a battle of their own. This book shows you how you can lean on friends in your time of need, and they will always be there for you. It also shows how everyone deals with their own pains and struggles in their own way, but it doesn't mean they love you any less. This novel is a must read for everyone.
A Wonderful Book for Everyone! April 8, 2003
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was awesome. The women were working together for cancer awareness and research and had to come to terms with things in their past. Many important themes were hit on and it's a book I would recomment to anyone and doubly to someone who has faced cancer or post-abortion syndrome. The realities of living with cancer and the heartache of the terrors of abortion were shown in this wonderful novel. The women's faith in God helped them to face their problems and be able to move on with their lives.
MAKES YOU THINK October 19, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ever since meeting Lauraine Snelling at a writers conference a few years ago, I look forward to an opportunity to read one of her books. I just finished The Healing Quilt. It's a powerful story. My daughter is 18, and the possibility of someone so young going through breast cancer had never occured to me.Perhaps because of my daughter's age, I strongly identified with Kit's struggle with the loss of her daughter. The synergy of the quilting group brings each woman through her loss to healing. I might not make the same decisions--but the growth reflects the characters we come to know in the book. It made me long for a simpler lifestyle, where I could volunteer for community events and spend time with friends. Read The Healing Quilt. You will meet yourself in one or more of the women.
 Soft Comforts September 23, 2002
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This gentle, amused, and sympathetic book is rather like a warm quilt on a chilly night. The situations are compelling, though not all the characters succeed; the hispanic maid's English is annoying to anyone who knows a lot of recent hispanic immigrants! But she ties the story together into a very readable book, in which the religious elements are integral and attractive -- no easy task! It would be enjoyed most by a devout Protestant reader, but it's pleasant for anyone.
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